Renters might find themselves in uncharted legal territory if their landlord wants to make them pay for charging their electric vehicles — even if electricity is included in their lease.
An Ottawa man feels it’s his right to charge his car overnight at his apartment building since electricity is included in his rent, but his landlord disagrees.
Joel Mac Neil says he has been charging his electric vehicle (EV) at his apartment building, the Park West, with no issues for three years, until now.
“I should be allowed to do this and I don’t have to hide,” Joel Mac Neil said. “I have every right to do this and charge here.”
On Oct. 7, he says the property owner saw the charger at his assigned parking spot and disabled the outlets in his row, saying they wouldn’t pay for his drive to work.
Mac Neil counters that he asked his …