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1Landlord approves a permanent rooftop system＋
Use this path when

You have written permission and control over a compliant rooftop installation.

Do now

Define ownership, maintenance, bill benefit, roof repairs and what happens when the tenancy ends before paying for equipment.

Avoid

Do not install first and negotiate removal or ownership later.

2Only a portable or non-permanent setup is acceptable＋
Use this path when

The lease or building allows only equipment that does not permanently alter the property.

Do now

Use products designed for that installation method and check electrical safety, mounting, output and whether you can realistically reuse the system elsewhere.

Avoid

Do not improvise grid back-feeding or unsafe balcony mounting.

3You do not have clear permission＋
Use this path when

The roof, façade, meter or common area is outside your control.

Do now

Pause installation and discuss landlord-funded solar, efficiency upgrades or another legal option instead.

Avoid

Do not treat payment of the electricity bill as ownership of the roof or meter connection.

Decision rule: expected savings should be recoverable within the period you reasonably expect to stay, unless the system is genuinely portable and safe to reuse elsewhere.

Check these first

  • State the exact expected result and the exact result you have now.
  • Find the official record that owns the result and compare it with your evidence.
  • Change one thing at a time, then verify the final state before moving on.

Fix it in this order

  1. State the exact expected result and the exact result you have now.
  2. Find the official record that owns the result and compare it with your evidence.
  3. Separate hardware, installer, DISCOM/net-meter, portal, and subsidy status. They are different failure points.
  4. Record system size, module/inverter details, commissioning date, generation data, application IDs, and promised scope.
  5. Compare actual installation and generation with the signed quote, warranty, and portal/DISCOM records.
  6. Ask the responsible party for the exact pending action and owner of that action in writing.
  7. Do not close the job until safety checks, commissioning, monitoring, and applicable net-meter/subsidy records reconcile.

Build the proof pack

  • Signed quote and scope
  • Module/inverter serials and warranty
  • DISCOM/portal application IDs
  • Generation data, photos, and installer tickets

Avoid making the case harder

  • Paying the final amount before checking agreed milestones
  • Assuming low generation is automatically a bad panel
  • Treating installer completion as DISCOM/subsidy completion

How you know it is really fixed

  • The official record and your real-world result agree.
  • You have enough written evidence to prove the issue is finished if it returns later.

If it is still not fixed

  1. Installer/vendor grievance
  2. DISCOM/portal grievance route
  3. Consumer forum or other official remedy where appropriate

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