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GAS AND ELECTRIC

  • Electricity is paid by tenants.
  • Gas is paid by landlord.
  • Electric meters are separated by apt number
  • Before your lease begins, you can set up your electric service to start on your lease start date.  Follow the steps on how to set up your electricity here.
  • NYSEG Meter Numbers:
    Apt 1 (Triple Bedroom) – 42331861
    Apt 2 (Single Bedroom) – 99989566
    Apt 3 (Single Bedroom) – 39764562
    Apt 4 (Single Bedroom) – 43067629

LAUNDRY

Laundry room code is 3388. Please do not leave empty laundry bottle containers, etc in the laundry room. Whatever you bring in, you take out.

Watch this video on how to use a coin-op laundry machine/dryer.




TRASH AND RECYCLING

Each apartment has a numbered trash can with a lid and a recycling bin. Please put all of your trash and recycling in the containers with your apt number on them. This recycling info video is helpful.

Please put Wednesday night trash pickup as a recurring event on your calendar and make sure you bring your trash can and lid and recycling container back beside the house on Thursday mornings. It is dangerous to leave them out past Thursday because they can roll into the street. And please keep the trash and recycling containers out of the path back to the laundry room, especially during winter when snow will be shoveled from the sidewalk beside the house.

Recycling pickup is every other week. You can always take recycling to the dump for free and find out when your recycling gets picked up here: https://recycletompkins.org/
TRASH DISPOSAL IN ITHACA
 
The City of Ithaca requires residents to use trash tags for garbage collection. One tag is required for each trash can or plastic bag that is placed at the curb. If more than 1 bag of trash is put in a trash can, be sure the weight of the can does not exceed the weight on the tag (usually 70 pounds). These tags can be purchased at various local stores or online. The tag must be placed around the neck of the bag or on the bag itself. Trash cans must have the tag wrapped around the handle for easy access. It’s important to ensure that your trash is properly tagged to avoid any collection issues. You can find more information on city trash pickup here.
THERMOSTATS
Thermostats for the whole house are in each apt. It is important that you leave your windows closed for the duration of the heating season. If you open your window, the hot air escapes, the furnace works harder, and someone else in the house gets too hot in their apt. Please keep your windows closed October – May.
Note: The Apt 4 heater makes a quiet sound even when set to “off” unless the gas valve is also shut off. There is no danger. It’s just an excessively loud pilot tube.
RESETTING THE BREAKER
  1. If multiple lights and/or outlets go out in your apt all at once, you probably had too many things using electric at the same time. It could be a toaster, hair dryer, coffee maker, microwave, space heater, or AC are plugged into the same circuit and some were being used and then the fridge motor kicked on. Notice what appliances were being used when the electric went off, and try to avoid having those all of those appliances on at the same time again. There are a couple ways you might be able to get it back on quickly:
    1. Look for the GFI (aka GFCI) outlets in your kitchen and bathroom. Press the GFI reset button on the outlets just in case whatever lost power (could be a ceiling light or something plugged into an outlet) is on that circuit and the GFI tripped. GFI outlet reset buttons can be hard to press with just fingers. If the reset button is popped out, try unplugging the item that is plugged into the outlet and use the metal plug to press the reset button in.
  2. If there is no GFI outlet involved,go to the basement and reset your breaker with an orange band. Just flip that one circuit to one side, and then back to it’s original position. That’s it. Please watch the video and follow the instructions carefully. You’ll need to get permission to enter apt 1 in order to get to the basement. You can call and text management or email tenants in Apt 1 directly to ask.
  • Carla: (607) 285-8237

INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS

A light bulb is out? Please watch this video and follow the instructions carefully.




Toilet clogged? Please watch this video and follow the instructions carefully. If that doesn’t fix the problem, please submit a repair request.




Visit our Resources for Renters page for more.

REPAIRS

Need something fixed in a few days? Please follow the steps on How to make a repair request

Note: Tenants are responsible for putting new batteries in chirping smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. Tenants are responsible for replacing non-working lightbulbs.

Smoke or Carbon Monoxide Detector Chirping or Beeping? Here’s What to do

PHONE NUMBERS

For a real emergency: 911

Ithaca Police Dept: (607) 272-9973

If you need something related to the house urgently call this number and include your name, address and apt #, and concern:

  • ‪Carla at (607) 285-8237

 

VIDEO OF YOUR APT JUST BEFORE MOVE IN: