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TDS - renting a room in a landlord's house
anotherpaul_2
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I friend of mine is having some trouble with her landlord (she rents a room in his house).
She's moving out and they are claiming that she damaged the paint in the hallway (which was repainted a few months ago). There are tiny pencil-line size scratches. I haven't seen them, but it sounds like the LL could easily not have seen them until they looked (they're renting to two other people too, at least one of whom has moved in and out again recently). She can't prove that they weren't her and might be willing to offer them a part of the deposit (the LL is saying she must repaint the whole hallway!). Any suggestions on a reasonable amount to pay would be welcome.
More importantly, do live-in LLs have to abide by the deposit protection rules? They haven't, so she might use it as leverage (or take them to court if they insist).
She's moving out and they are claiming that she damaged the paint in the hallway (which was repainted a few months ago). There are tiny pencil-line size scratches. I haven't seen them, but it sounds like the LL could easily not have seen them until they looked (they're renting to two other people too, at least one of whom has moved in and out again recently). She can't prove that they weren't her and might be willing to offer them a part of the deposit (the LL is saying she must repaint the whole hallway!). Any suggestions on a reasonable amount to pay would be welcome.
More importantly, do live-in LLs have to abide by the deposit protection rules? They haven't, so she might use it as leverage (or take them to court if they insist).
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If she lives with her LL, then she's a lodger, and not a tenant, so the deposit does not have to be protected.
Are they scratches or just small marks? She should take some photos of them. If she doesn't think she did it, and they can't prove it's her (could have been other lodger!), then it's not really fair she pays for it to be repainted.Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
Would've = Would HAVE (not 'of')
No, I am not perfect, but yes I do judge people on their use of basic English language. If you didn't know the above, then learn it! (If English is your second language, then you are forgiven!)0 -
If she lives with her LL, then she's a lodger, and not a tenant, so the deposit does not have to be protected.
Ah, I feared that might be the case. Thanks for confirming.
I've not seen them, but I suspect they are small marks, although apparently there's also one small dent. They can't prove it's her, but I suspect she'd rather not take them to court over it. She did offer to clean them (without accepting responsibility), but apparently that's not acceptable.Are they scratches or just small marks? She should take some photos of them. If she doesn't think she did it, and they can't prove it's her (could have been other lodger!), then it's not really fair she pays for it to be repainted.
They're possibly the most house-proud LLs ever. I'm not sure they're really cut out for accepting lodgers, but I suspect they can't afford the mortgage without them. (This is the last of 6 months of hassle, which is one of the reasons she's moving out.)0
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