Nasty Bathroom

neverdespairgirl

Jowo wrote: »

I really can't find any evidence that compels a landlord to make improvements to a property that are aesthetic in nature, though like yourself, this isn't my specialist area of knowledge.

There isn't any clear evidence of compulsion, no.

But do be aware that the Act applies just as much to mental as to physical health.

neverdespairgirl

MadnessOfHPC.co.uk wrote: »

If I was that landlord I would firstly be livid to have only be told of the tenants mental illness AFTER they had already moved into my property, and secondly, demand that if they wanted the request to be accommodated then I'd ensure a professional tiling job was completed but add this total figure onto their rent to be spread out over the 4 years term.

Why?

You have no obligation to be told.

Had you been told, you couldn't have chosen not to let to the OP on that basis.

And you can't just add to the rent, anyway.

Wickedkitten

I would be pretty annoyed if a landlord considered me to be disabled just because I have bipolar disorder.

olly300

Wickedkitten wrote: »

I would be pretty annoyed if a landlord considered me to be disabled just because I have bipolar disorder.

Well legally you are.

However if it doesn't cause or isn't likely to cause a problem when you are renting then the landlord doesn't need to know.

neverdespairgirl

Wickedkitten wrote: »

I would be pretty annoyed if a landlord considered me to be disabled just because I have bipolar disorder.

You don't necessarily have a disability under the 1995 Act because of a diagnosis. it's the effects which matter, not the label.

Under the Act, s.1:

Meaning of “disability” and “disabled person”.

(1)Subject to the provisions of Schedule 1, a person has a disability for the purposes of this Act if he has a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on his ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
(2)In this Act “disabled person” means a person who has a disability.

Blacksheep1979

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Under the Disability Discrimination Act, a service provider has a duty to make reasonable adjustments.

I think you'd find it hard to find anyone (with any power over the landlord) who would back the the tenant saying 'I can't eat because there's a couple of tiles that are different colours to the rest in the bathroom'.

Reasonable adjustments=handrails etc not perfect decor.

not_loaded

MadnessOfHPC.co.uk wrote: »

…And as I said before a landlord can only truly evaluate a persons ability to pay their dues on time each and every month if he knows all the facts.

Firstly, I’m not sure why you’re posting this here, as ‘paying dues’ is simply not in contention for the OP.

Secondly, as an LL you’re supposed to be running a business, not snooping on your tenants. Knowing ‘all the facts’ is hardly relevant, especially when those ‘facts’ can change over time anyway.

Thirdly, if you actually have a method of ‘truly evaluating a persons ability to pay their dues on time each and every month’, in good MSE tradition you really should share it here.

There are many LLs here who would love to know all about your method. :money:

Idiophreak

All disability aside, I wouldn't accept a landlord replacing tiles in an odd colour - you've payed for an apartment with matching tiles, I'd expect them to replace like-for-like, if they can't do that, they'll have to replace the whole lot.

Jowo_2

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

There isn't any clear evidence of compulsion, no.

But do be aware that the Act applies just as much to mental as to physical health.

I am aware that the DDA act covers non-physical health problems but from the information I browsed, the requests that a landlord is compelled to consider seemed aimed at assisting those with physical and sensory issues.

I'm open to being challenged but I still don't believe that the DDA compels a landlord to make changes to decor and fixtures/fittings for mental health issues.