healping your landlords
Is your relationship with your landlord anything but heavenly? Why not help her or him see the energy-efficient light. Give them a few eco-tips that speak to their bottom line and you’ll be one step closer to domestic harmony. Isn’t that perfect!
Well you can benefits of having a greener home-sweet-home. Improvements like updating appliances benefit both you and your landlord. Example: Replacing an old clothes washer with an Energy Star one can save 7,000 gallons of H2O per year. I’m sure your landlord definitely smiles! Higher property values and lower bills (35%-plus savings with energy efficiency alterations) will win you brownie points.
In fact, when a friend of mine got his new pad, his landlord kept the heat cranked up so high during the winter that everyone kept their windows open. When the heat went out one weekend while he was away, my friend came home to find her fish, Nemo, frozen in his fishbowl.
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