After a Florida man strikes right into a smaller rental residence, he’s shocked to obtain larger electrical energy payments than ever earlier than. Then he takes a second take a look at the “cabin” behind the property.

TikTok creator Nick (@nickharding904) posted a video in regards to the concern on Oct. 24. He begins the video by saying, “So I moved into this home again in February of [2025], and the electrical energy costs have been insane.”

The primary invoice solely lined a part of the month, and it was roughly $200. Nick says his final place was greater, and the electrical energy by no means price greater than $150 per 30 days. “Each month since, the invoice has been between $300–$400,” he says. 

Nick determined to adapt by reducing his air con use and was shocked to obtain one more $400 invoice. That’s when Nick remembered the cabin-like construction arrange throughout the property line from his yard. A wire runs from the cabin alongside the fence line. “What’s occurring right here? Am I paying for my neighbor’s electrical energy?” Nick asks.

Is This Florida Man Paying for His Neighbor’s Electrical energy?

Nick determined to go to his county’s property appraisal web site and located that the 2 models are on the identical parcel of land. “It’s not listed individually,” he says. 

So, he determined to name the electrical firm. He says they advised him they don’t have a file of that tackle. That led him to name the property administration firm. A consultant confirmed that the corporate managed a property at that tackle, however couldn’t say whether or not the tenant was receiving a separate electrical energy invoice.

That led Nick to conduct an experiment. He went over to his circuit breaker field and flipped off one of many switches. As he suspected, that lower the ability to the porch mild on the second unit. “So, what you’re telling me is that for the final eight months, I’ve been paying for someone else’s [expletive] utilities?” asks Nick, referring to the property proprietor, Patel, as a “slumlord.”

Earlier than the video ends, he states that he’ll give property administration till the next Monday to offer him an evidence. In any other case, he says he plans to escalate to varied metropolis departments, together with code enforcement. 

Viewers React to the Jacksonville Man’s ‘Slumlord’ Story

Within the feedback part, viewers weighed in on the state of affairs and provided recommendation for the way Nick may select to proceed.

One particular person stated, “Search for the permits on the property appraiser’s web site and see if there’s a allow for the constructing.”

A second particular person stated, “This occurred to us after we had a home hearth. It affected the second home’s energy. The utilities acquired concerned and the house owner acquired in hella bother for an unlawful second rental.”

“The facility firm ought to be capable to come out and so they’ll see that your unit doesn’t have its personal meter,” a 3rd viewer wrote. “I don’t know if they’ll set up the separate meter or in the event that they’ll contact the land proprietor and so they’ll be pressured to replace the meters. That landlord is most definitely conscious and hoped nobody would discover. Perhaps as a result of that different constructing will not be legally on the property.”

In Florida, landowners can furnish every residential unit with its personal meter, go for submetering— which permits the utility firm to cost every renter for his or her particular person utilization—or use a method primarily based on occupancy numbers and common power consumption. That association would typically be outlined within the lease settlement, nonetheless, and never uncovered like in Nick’s state of affairs.

AllHipHop contacted Nick by way of TikTok remark and direct messages for remark. This story shall be up to date if he responds.

@nickharding904 I’m past furious #fyp #slumlord #native #jacksonville ♬ unique sound – Nick

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