<prompt> Human: Hey rpersonalfinance, Ive been a long time lurker but I finally made an account just to ask this question. Figured you guys might know a thing or two about renters rights. I live in a quadruplex in Texas and yesterday morning there was a fire on the side of one of the units. Ive heard mixed stories as to what the cause was from various tenants and maintenance workers. Ive heard that the electrical wiring on the side of the house caught fire on its own and that was the issue. Ive also heard that their trash can caught fire and this ignited the electrical wiring. The electricity company turned off the power for all four units and stated that until the landlord hires an electrician to fix the wiring in unit D its not safe to have the power on for the other units. Ive been without heat or electricity for over a day and best case scenario i should regain power tonight. Also, the stove is electric. As a result i have incurred expenses that i otherwise would not have incurred. Due to the stove being electric i had to eat out for all my meals for the past day and a half because I was unable to cook anything. I also had to purchase ice, batteries, various candles, and lights. Some of my meats in the refrigerator may also have gone bad. After hearing that i may be without power for a few days I contacted the landlord to see if he was willing to pay for a hotel stay overnight or reimburse any expenses associated with the power outage. He was unwilling to and stated Youre a young guy, cant you find a friend or family member to put you and your perishables up for the night?. I was unable to find anybody so i had to spend my night in a dark, freezing home. Is this a situation where as a renter I should be reimbursed for the expenses or is it just an unfortunate situation where i have to suck it up and pay the cost out of pocket?  <response>: Your service can be interrupted for emergencies and bona fide repairs. If there was a fire and it resulted in the electric getting shut off, it needs to get shut off so it can be fixed. You are not entitled to any reimbursement from your landlord. He didnt do anything illegal or improper, there was an emergency and its getting fixed.Shouldnt you already have icebatteriescandlesflashlights? Thats standard stuff to have in your home, IMO, for situations just like this. 