My landlord turned off my water
Location: Michigan
My neighbor's power got turned off on Wednesday, and I've been letting his family come over and fill up some jugs with tap water to get them by until they can get it back on. We live on a well. My landlord runs a boat repair business out of the garage on the property and saw the neighbor's sons come over with jugs for water yesterday. Landlord and neighbor are not friendly. He asked me what was going on and I told him their power was out and they need water. I didn't think anything of it; helping your neighbor is the right thing to do, isn't it?
This morning I wake up to my son telling me there's no water. I checked the taps, then went outside to check the outdoor spigot in case it was the whole building and not just us (we occupy the entire second floor of a triplex). It's just us. I then sent a text to my landlord informing him the water wasn't working and I wasn't sure why, but it's just my unit as far as I can tell. He texted back saying he shut it off himself because we let the neighbor have some water and demanded I agree to not let them have any more. I said fine, but I'm still letting them come charge flashlights. I'm waiting for a reply. At least it's not supposed to be hot today...
My partner and I have two children and two pets in the home. We are on a month to month lease. We do not pay for water. Is this legal? If not, what recourse do I have?
edit: the water was turned back on just shy of two hours after I contacted the landlord. He called out someone to do it. We did call Legal Services of Eastern Michigan and left a voicemail for a call back Monday.