Well...that's making a pretty broad assumption he would be doing so.

Only situation where I'd see that being a possibility would be if the units weren't individually metered and electricity was part of the rent, but even then there would need to be strict limitations, perhaps just setting up home/away. But if the landlord wanted to replace an old thermostat with a smart one as an upgrade to his property and give control to the renter, I don't see what the concern is there.

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Posted: 10/17/2019 at 09:13AM

For the renters here, how would you feel about a smart house being setup -- HokieDevil 10/17/2019 08:05AM

Invasion/cyber attack vulnersbility. No thanks ** -- ColoVT82 10/17/2019 08:56AM

If I was doing the install, OK. If my landlord is doing it - NOPE! -- EDGEMAN 10/17/2019 08:33AM

Meh...only thing that might give me pause is the smart lock.. -- vthokieq 10/17/2019 08:12AM

I can see that, but I don't want my landlord controlling the thermostat -- Hokie CPA 10/17/2019 09:05AM

There's also a possibility of them mining data on you to be sold -- HokieDevil 10/17/2019 11:38AM

Well...that's making a pretty broad assumption he would be doing so. -- vthokieq 10/17/2019 09:13AM

That's the question, isn't it? Who has the control? -- Hokie CPA 10/17/2019 09:17AM

What if they aren't paying the rent? Turn up/off the heat? -- Burruss Writer 10/17/2019 10:25AM

Well...that's making a pretty broad assumption he would be doing so.

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