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Landlords legal obligations
MarieMc
Posts: 241 Forumite
Hi there guys,
Hoping for a little bit of help here.
Basically I want to write to my landlord (the local scottish council in this area) but I'm looking for some information as back-up to prove my point.
The front of my house, which hosts my bedroom and bathroom have damp and I believe it is caused by the cracks in the wall and tarmac outside.
I also asked them to renew my letterbox as it wouldn't close properly and they fitted the exact same one, which still doesn't close. When I mentioned this to them they said they only fit one type of letter box as that's all the contractors have.
Just looking for some sort of legal paragraph or something relating to their obligation to keep my house wind and water tight?
Hoping by putting this into the letter it will make it a bit more "official" so I don't sound like another moaning faced tramp from tramp street (I live in a very rough area, they don't seem to take me seriously :-( )
Your help is very much appreciated.
Hoping for a little bit of help here.
Basically I want to write to my landlord (the local scottish council in this area) but I'm looking for some information as back-up to prove my point.
The front of my house, which hosts my bedroom and bathroom have damp and I believe it is caused by the cracks in the wall and tarmac outside.
I also asked them to renew my letterbox as it wouldn't close properly and they fitted the exact same one, which still doesn't close. When I mentioned this to them they said they only fit one type of letter box as that's all the contractors have.
Just looking for some sort of legal paragraph or something relating to their obligation to keep my house wind and water tight?
Hoping by putting this into the letter it will make it a bit more "official" so I don't sound like another moaning faced tramp from tramp street (I live in a very rough area, they don't seem to take me seriously :-( )
Your help is very much appreciated.
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I doubt you'd need to quote chapter and verse to a Local Authority about their repairing obligations.
Just write to the Chief Housing Officer by Recorded Delivery asking for someone to visit the property to survey the damp and recommend what repairs need to be done.0
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