Tenants Leaving Agreement Early

leespot

anybody think this would be acceptable to send out?

On inspection of the property today, it is apparent that the condition is not as you found it when your agreement began in March 2008.

As per your signed agreement, you are obliged to leave the property in the condition in which it was in when you began your tenancy agreement. You have not met this condition and as a result the property will need to return to the standard that it was in March 2008. The main points of concern are:

• Most rooms smell of cigarettes and paintwork is now yellow
• Paintwork has been chipped on the banister and some door frames (during furniture removal?)
• Front and rear gardens have dog excrement that has not been removed

To return the property to as near to original condition as possible it will need to be cleaned and painted. You will be liable for any costs associated with the cleaning / re-painting. Currently this amount is £450.00

As a gesture of goodwill I am prepared to accept four monthly payments of £112.50 until the costs have been recovered. I should inform you that if no written response is received within 14 days then small claims proceedings to recover the costs will be lodged.

Edinburghlass_2

Make sure you read the meters today!!

leespot

Edinburghlass wrote: »

Make sure you read the meters today!!

Already done Edinburgh Lass! Seems they have managed to break the toilet though, God only knows how. Still finding things as I'm going along!

Edinburghlass_2

leespot wrote: »

Already done Edinburgh Lass! Seems they have managed to break the toilet though, God only knows how. Still finding things as I'm going along!

It can be soul destroying, been there and got the t-shirt

One other thing, check any furniture as they had dogs and its quite likely to be smelly and need a good clean too.

leespot

Yep there is no furniture in the house, but dog hairs seem to get everywhere right!?! I've got carpet cleaners going in tomorrow. I intend to give them the bill when I've finished (previous tenants that is).

sooz

Oh dear...it is a steep learning curve, but on the positive side they are out!

Don't send them your letter just yet. Get a few written quotes to include with it. Even if your friend is cleaning, get him/her to write you an estimate at the going rate, & to estimate how many hours cleaning, & of what. Personally I'd call a big company in to do it, if it's that dirty & you need it done by Monday, you need more than one professional cleaner in. Ditto for the carpet cleaners - get a quote in writing.

I also would not offer them any concession to pay in installments. Pay up or go to court...you have offered enough concessions!

leespot

Hi Sooz. Yep steep is the word! and yes, at least they are out.

I'll make some calls tomorrow and see if I can get quotes etc. Although the other people have already asked if they can start moving stuff in tomorrow, and I've had to say no. Its not so much that its dirty, but the smell of smoke and dogs is very noticeable, so in that sense it is dirty!

Even tho I knew they were smokers, surely they should still have to put the place back to the condition it was in? Maybe I'm out of luck and they don't!

leespot

Erm, not sure you've got the jist of the thread hameshawani......

Zelie

hameshawani wrote: »

I hope youll be happy in your new home oon

I'm going to go ahead and assume that was directed at me.

Thanks!

neverdespairgirl

leespot wrote: »

anybody think this would be acceptable to send out?

On inspection of the property today, I visited the house today, and it is apparent that the condition is not as you found it when your agreement began in March 2008. the house is dirty and you have caused damage during your tenancy.

As per your signed agreement, According to the tenancy agreement you signed, you are obliged to leave the property house in the condition in which it was in in the same condition as it was in when you began your tenancy agreement. You have not met this condition and as a result the property will need to return to the standard that it was in March 2008 and therefore I need to have some work done to put the house in the same condition as it was in March 2008.. The main points of concern are My main concerns are:

• Most rooms smell of cigarettes and the paintwork is now yellow
• Paintwork has been chipped on the banister and some door frames (during furniture removal?)
• Front and rear gardens have dog excrement that has not been removed

To return the property to as near to original condition as possible it will need to be cleaned and painted. You will be liable for any costs associated with the cleaning / re-painting. Currently this amount is £450.00

As a gesture of goodwill I am prepared to accept four monthly payments of £112.50 until the costs have been recovered. I should inform you that if no written response is received within 14 days then small claims proceedings to recover the costs will be lodged.

You will need to show them proof of the costs, and a breakdown.

I've deleted bits and re-written them in your letter, the deleted bits in blue and the new bits in red.

A common mistake people make in legal-type letters is to use pompous or unnecessary language. You don't need to. Keep it simple and straight-forward, "house" instead of "property", active, not passive clauses.