How do I disconnect a base boards power supply?

Hello everyone,

I rent an apartment on the second level of a home. The apartment doesnt have its own thermostat which would be alright with me except the thermostat downstairs is under the control of an elderly woman who is apparently always freezing cold. Not having to pay for heat is nice but I have woken up drenched in sweat and looked at my indoor/outdoor thermometer to see that the indoor temperature is at 91 degrees.

This place is COVERED with baseboard heaters, there are 17 different 4 foot (approx) base boards throughout a 900sq ft apartment.

How do I disconnect them? I dont need 5 baseboards in my bedroom, its only 10X14, it only needs 1 or 2. I literally cant sleep because of how often I wake drenched in sweat. 

Please help. There is no talking to the landlord about this issue. I was told to "do what you have to do, just dont ask me to pay anyone to fix your problem"

Thank you in advance!

Since you don't have to pay for heat,,,, open a window /s. 

Since you don't have to pay for heat,,,, open a window /s. 

How are these baseboards given their energy?

Is there a fire from a fuel in a "boiler" in the basement, if you have a basement?

Or are the baseboard heaters electric heaters? 

I'm guessing that there is a single fuel fired boiler and that the system is circulating hot water without any zone valves.  There might be "balancing" valves, there might not. 

As an apartment dweller, this gives you the opportunity to try out the thinking that goes with home ownership.  A home owner gets to learn about the construction of his heating system, and, depending upon how far s/he wants to go, also learn how to fix or alter it.

Most baseboard convection sections have a sheet metal strip running the length of the section that can be flipped down to stop air circulation by gravity or convection. Cold air is introduced into the bottom of the length, is heated by the HW or Electric element and rises out of the top. Closing the flap restricts the flow. You could do that to all of the sections on the 2nd floor; you are getting heat from downstairs through the floor. Carpet would help.

Electric heat usually has a stat in each room; certainly not one stat for the whole house. So you must have hydronic heat (Hot Water) Depending on the piping design, a zone for the 2nd floor could be installed, with a stat in the 2nd floor area. The landlord, if wise, would go this route, as it would save quite a bit of money on energy. The change would be noticed on the bill within a month or two.

But, as we all know, the elderly are resistant to change. {Sigh}