A landlord locked the thermostat in the middle of winter, leaving tenants without heat or hot water every few days. Is that legal?

After a Reddit user posted a photo of his thermostat being “locked up” by his landlord during the winter, readers had one burning question: Is this even legal?!

A post detailing a landlord's decision to lock the thermostat during winter has gone viral on Reddit. The post, uploaded by Reddit user Nebualaxy, has amassed 11,000 upvotes since it was shared on ...

The TikTok footage showed an air conditioner thermostat locked behind what appears to be a coin-operated lockbox.