<prompt> Human: I know I might be making a big deal over nothing and I dont even know if this is the right subreddit for this. Our apartment complex is an off-campus housing affiliate for our university. Last Wednesday we get a text saying our power will be off for a short while for emergency maintenance. Didnt think much about it since they said it would be fixed shortly, keep in mind my roommate and I were not home due to Thanksgiving break. The power ended up being shut down til Sunday when we got back. All our food in the fridge and freeze had to be thrown away. Since we werent there we couldnt put any of our food on ice or consume it before it went bad. We took some pictures of the food that we lost and it was around 40-50 worth of food, I know it doesnt seem like much but as a broke college student it is decent amount. We werent notified that the power was going to be shut off before the incident and we werent notified that it was taking longer then expected. I know Im probably making a big deal about this but am I allowed to ask for compensation? Its just frustrating that the power was off for 5 days when it was supposed to be fixed shortly and not to mention we werent even there due to thanksgiving. Any ideas or am I overreacting?Thank youHere are the text messages texts  <response>: Youre always allowed to ask. They may or may not be obligated to give it to you. Probably not but Im no lawyer.If it was anything but student housing Id say youd have a decent chance assuming your landlord liked you. 