Landlord excessive charges

clutton_2

it is unfortunate that you spent so much time on crutches, could you not have asked friends for more help ?

Geenie

mstopham wrote: »

I moved in on 14th April 2007 but the deposit was taken before this. I have my contract in my paperwork I will dig it out and root through.

I should point out that the house was in no way dirty, unkempt or not looked after other than the lawn. The only reason I hadn't mown the lawn at the end of last summer was I had cartlidge trouble resulting in an operation and was mobile only by using crutches for nearly 6 months.
I had pruned etc so the only thing left to do in the garden was mow. I would consider £120 for mowing a lawn fairly excessive. When I was mowing it last summer it took me about 45 minutes if that. Wished I had mown it now, thought my time was better used doing other things like trips to the tip.

I think I will just ask for the receipt on the rubbish removal (We are talking things like pots and pans, a vacuum cleaner, a rug and dvds all things in another life that were usable, the charity shop van that came ran out of room as well.) I am coming around to perhaps that is not too excessive if they hired a van or similar to sort it out.

I don't have reporting the light fitting in writing. It happened at the same time as I was giving notice to move out so I verbally told them at the same time.

The oven is just irritating because I did pay someone to clean it knowing I probably wouldn't get it to the standard required. But the standard required is sujective and I will bite the bullet on this one as well I think.

I am going to ask for receipts and challange the garden maintenance and light fitting.

Thanks for the input!

OP, as a LL, have been there and got the T Shirt. The stuff that tenants leave behind for others to deal with, and then moan about being charged is unbelievable! It isn't just the van hire but the people who have to load it that you are paying for. Don't leave others to do your dirty work is the lesson learnt here.

clutton_2

i once had an entire set of gym equipment left in an attic room - imagine the difficulty of getting all that down and out of the house - fortunately my local scrap merchant thought it was christmas when i asked him to take it away - otherwise it would have cost around £100

Debt_Free_Chick

One of the problems with rubbish removal is that commercial firms have to pay to dispose of it. You and I can dump it at the council tip for free - commercial firms have to pay.