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As a landlord myself, I would prefer my tenants to come to me with any problems or concerns before contacting any other sort of authority so I can address the issue before unneccesary escalation takes place. There could be problems or issues I am unaware of until brought to my attention. I try to keep a business like but friendly relationship with tenants. If a tenant is a little short on rent or is going to be late I find a way to work it out. If they want to mow the lawn or do some home improvement type work/repairs to cover part of the rent I let them do that. I have let tenants pay their deposit in installments if they seemed like responsible people and have decent references. Heck everybody gets in a bind from time time. In return I hope they will work with me if I need to make a non-emergency repair or some other issue. A property owner might not have the funds to make an immediate repair but could reasonably get it done in a two week period or could earmark money for it if they knew it was coming. That being said my properties are all up to code and while I would understand if someone did some checking to ensure their personal safety I would prefer to be asked first. I would never though tell a tenant "The fixtures will be safe if you don't turn them on". That statement would have put up red flags for me too so I can see why you felt the need to check up on things. All in all you may have lost some brownie points with your land-lord but its not the end of the world.
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