vandalism --windows broke

MrsWanda

need some advise please.
my daughter is renting a property, 6 months contract. She has returned home from ours to find her windows have been broken. Is it her responsibility to get them fix?
Phoned the police have a crime number they aren't able/interested, so not coming out.
Feel so sorry for her and her partner they are only young and just starting out and Work hard for what they have. Luckily they didn't get burgled hence why i say its just vandalism

bris

If there was no connection to you daughter then the landlord gets the window fixed. If however it turns out to be her X, a revenge attack etc the she needs to pay. As long as the police can keep it unconnected to your daughter in any way then she has nothing to worry about.

G_M

If however it turns out to be her X, a revenge attack etc the she needs to pay.

Sorry, no. Even if it was her ex, that is not her responsibility. The LL could sue the ex (if he could prove it) but it would only be down to your daughter if your daughter or joint tenant or invited guest broke the window.

Contact the LL asap. Follow up in writing.
As a broken window is urgent for both security and weather-proofing reasons, if the LL (and/or agent if there is one) does not respond or cannot be contacted, then daughter should get the window repaired and post a copy of the receipt to the LL explaining.

MrsWanda

No its not an ex. We can't even think who it could be...only that there is a park just behind them and its a cut through to the park. Just got off the phone to daughter she is in a right state,apparently it was large lumps of paving slabs that were thrown through the window. They have until the end of December till they can move out. So many things going wrong for them.They can't get insurance due to the cat flap in the window, drug dealers in the block of flats. GGGRRRR kids why do they need to be independent!!!

angel1976

We had the same happen to us when we used to rent a place. A brick was thrown through our front window (thank goodness not the bedroom window as we were fast asleep then!) and it sounded like an explosion! It was awful. We called the police and they came out. We told our landlord and he came in the morning straightaway to board up the window with planks as the replacement window took a few days to arrive. But there was no question about it being the responsibility of the landlord. Be thankful your daughter wasn't at home as that scared us to death and we moved out very soon after that as we never felt safe after the incident.

MrsWanda

we are very glad she wasn't there. Were one of the bits of slabs landed was on the sofa and that where they would have been sitting watching tv. Thing is they live in a bed sit, cant find anyone willing to board it up tonight so her partner is staying awake whilst she sleeps if she can that is. Thank you all who have repliedx

tbs624

If they reported the incident to the police they should have insisted on being given a crime number: if they were being fobbed off they need to make a formal complaint. They could also speak to their local Councillor about vandalism in the area - they can find out who this is here http://www.writetothem.com/

For the rest, see G_M's suggestions, post 3.

missile

tbs624 wrote: »

If they reported the incident to the police they should have insisted on being given a crime number: if they were being fobbed off they need to make a formal complaint. They could also speak to their local Councillor about vandalism in the area - they can find out who this is here http://www.writetothem.com/

For the rest, see G_M's suggestions, post 3.

From OP's first post

Phoned the police have a crime number .....

poppysarah

I'd have expected a visit from the police ... but take photos of the scene and keep safe with the crime ref number.

As damage has been occured she needs to make sure its been logged right.