Sorry to hear about your situation. In New York, when a tenant rents he is entitled to certain things, ie a working toilet, a refrig, dry premises. These items provide him a place to live that is habitable. In certain situations the tenant has the right to withhold rent, and put it in a seperate account, in order to pay someone to correct an inhabitable situation. Evaluate the situation, Who put in the secondary fuses ?Who installed/owns the air conditioners ? Is the elecrical system of any danger if the a/c isn't used? Get estimats on repairs, and then start witholding rent. Once the landlord starts a proceeding to evict, your defense is the inhaitable condition and the premises. This works in drastic situations, from the little bit you wrote I am not sure if you fall within the class of problems that warrant this approach. Contact a local lawyer and discuss your situation, you do have rights as a tenant!!
P.S. I have never seen a Judge order a landlord to live in an apartment ......Except in that Joe Pesci movie "The Super"
