Re: tenancy rights- kitchens and flooring and unannounced visits from landlord
- From: lisabartal@xxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 02:52:25 -0700 (PDT)
On Mar 26, 5:07 pm, "SirBob" <some...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Ste" <ste_ro...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On 26 Mar, 11:44, lisabar...@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
It seems to me that the works should be completed in a "reasonable"
amount of time. I don't know what sort of state your new kitchen is
currently in, but if the house is, effectively, uninhabitable through
lack of proper facilities and due to the the obvious interference in
your domestic life, then I would suggest you approach your landlord
and state your intention that, unless the works are completed
forthwith, then you will deduct an amount from your rent to take
account of the unreasonable delays. Bear in mind you are, as a rent
paying tenant, entitled to peaceful enjoyment of the property.
Personally, I would not start to deduct money from your rent. If all this
ends up in court, which may have to happen given how strained the
relationship between you and your landlord seems, your case would be a lot
stronger if you can show that you have acted properly and satisfied all
requirements of a tenant.
I'd also recommend keeping a diary and taking pics.
SirBob
Thank you all for your responses. Here is the current state of play.
1) The kitchen and the hall still are not complete. This is due to
her constantly moaning about little things that really are of no
consequence. (we are now on day 35)
2) Last week we went on holiday for a few days and left the carpenter
to refit the hall floor. When we returned it transpired that she had
taken the old flooring and threw some in the skip and took the rest
back to her house. When we pointed out that the old flooring was
legally our property, she went ballastic and yelled 'You never told me
that and I took it away/threw it away to be 'helpful to you'". The
carpenter has told her how many packs of flooring, thresholds, and
beading he used and she has called him a liar. She also started
screaming that it wasn't fair that she would be out of pocket for
'helping you'. We pointed out that all we did was inform her of the
damage and ask her that IF the floor needed replacing, did she want
the same shade or different- end of. She is claiming that by us
asking if she wanted the colour POSSIBLY changed, that meant she had
to get quotes and implied we automatically wanted a new floor. We have
evidenced to her that no such request was ever made.
3) She came over earlier in the week, and when my husband raised these
issues, she became quite hysterical and began balling up reciepts and
screaming at him. When reminded of this, she stated it was her right
as her integrity has been called into question. We also dispute this
and told her, all we were doing was asking for clarification and
information.
4) She contacted us in writing DEMANDING that we remove ivy from a
brick archway. Her concern was that the ivy could get into the brick
work of the arch and impact on its structural integrity. We told her
as it is a structural concern, it is her responsibility as a
landlord. She claims it is part of 'maintaining the grounds to an
acceptable standard'. We pointed out that no equipment for removal or
disposal has been made available. She said this is not her problem
and non removal would be a breach of our tenacy. We have now removed
it, using what we could. Opinion?
Many Thanks
TC
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