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Rented house broken window - who pays?
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asset2004
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As the title - tenant 'accidently' breaks window in flat, who should pay for it to be repaired - LL or tenat?
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Tenants are responsible for anything they break or damage, by negligence or accidentally. It doesn't have to be deliberate for them to be responsible for it!0
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what about your insurance (is it expensive) does the LL know ?:cool: hard as nails on the internet . wimp in the real world :cool:0
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If it were my tenants , and a genuine accident (and it would be in the case of my tenants) I would claim on my LL's insurance to pay for it. Accidents do happen, and that is why we have insurance. However, this may depend on the tenant... has anything like this happened before?0
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It probably says in your agreement thats its your responsibilityDebt free since July 2013! Woo hoo! The bank actually laughed when I said I have come in to cancel my overdraft.0
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I tripped on my way out of the front door once. Arm went straight through the window (ouch). I phoned my landlord, apologised profusely and he offered to pay for the replacement. I should have said yes (in MSE style!) but I said I'd get it replaced as it was my fault. I think that helped cement our relationship as LL/tenant !
Shame I had to move out for other reasons.Starting Debt: ~£20,000 01/01/2009. DFD: 20/11/2009 :j
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If the tenant broke the window, they should definately pay.Mortgage Free in 3-T2 : Started at £151,000 Nov. 2009 Mortgage Free Oct 1st 2015
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Either way it is a bit of a pane...0
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