Urgent please - tenant done a runner

myhouse_2

I'd be careful - some of the stuff that's his might actually be the landlords.
If I was a landlord, I'd want a heads up straight away.

BitterAndTwisted

If the OP has said that they don't want to get involved it's very unlikely indeed that they intend to pop round and steal whatever might be in the property over the weekend.

I'd most definitely give the agent and landlord the heads up but there isn't a great deal that they could do immediately. Not legally, at least. Just popping round and changing the locks when the aforementioned tenant could, on the face of it, have gone away for a few days could land them in very, very hot water indeed.

satchmeister

I would leave well alone. Something does not sound right, you can help yourself to what exactly? The LL will know on Monday that there is a problem. Forget about the call and enjoy the weekend.

G_M

Don't get involved with the 'helping yourself' side of things.

DO make a phone call to the LL or agent. Tell them what you've heard. Tell them you are simply passing on the info but do not know if it's true. Tell them you don't want to be involved.

They will either ignore you completely, or be grateful for the info. If the latter, their course of action is complicated but will not involve you, and I'm sure they'd have no need to bring your name into it.

DVardysShadow

satchmeister wrote: »

I would leave well alone. Something does not sound right, you can help yourself to what exactly? The LL will know on Monday that there is a problem. Forget about the call and enjoy the weekend.

Help himself to done-a-bunk tenant's stuff, as I read it. But could all go horribly wrong. May be done-a-bunk tenant is trying to get some stuff taken to claim that previous tenants have access. It looks a bit like a set up to me.

muskoka

Fortunately I'm in need of nothing, so have no intention going to the place. Morally, I felt I should warn the landlord & did ring him & left a voicemail message for him to call me. I can do no more, but felt I had to give the landlord the heads-up

omen666

myhouse wrote: »

Perhaps because it's the right thing to do - after all, in this case the landlord was apparently very good and deserves better. Why not get involved? Why call 999 when you see an old lady getting robbed - is that your policy?

How fvcking stupid are you? A old lady getting robbed is the worst analogy you could use. It is not the same in all respects.

How is it the right thing to do? She owes nothing to this landlord, her tenancy is complete, its not like she is friends with him or anything like that. If he is a landlord then he should take the necessary steps to be insured for any damage etc and also have a deposit that is protected. People running off and leaving somewhere they rent is not uncommon and is one of the many pitfalls.

omen666

muskoka wrote: »

Fortunately I'm in need of nothing, so have no intention going to the place. Morally, I felt I should warn the landlord & did ring him & left a voicemail message for him to call me. I can do no more, but felt I had to give the landlord the heads-up

Seems you do want to get involved then hence the message to calll you back. Why not just leave a brief message that you heard from so so and they said they have left the house\flat, his number is blah blah blah. PLease dont let him know I have said anything.

papermoney

omen666 wrote: »

Seems you do want to get involved then hence the message to calll you back. Why not just leave a brief message that you heard from so so and they said they have left the house\flat, his number is blah blah blah. PLease dont let him know I have said anything.

I would want to tell the LL that I didn't want to be involved, but wouldn't want to just leave it in a message. I know that probably doesn't make any sense to you (and others) but that's just me.

It's a difficult one. If I were to do a runner I wouldn't tell someone who I only kept in touch with vaguely and who also use to live in the same property with the same LL.

omen666

papermoney wrote: »

If I were to do a runner I wouldn't tell someone who I only kept in touch with vaguely and who also use to live in the same property with the same LL.

I thnk this statement here is the crux of th eissue. Any sane person would not tell anyone especially someone you have a very minimal contact with.

There are all sorts of scenarios as to why someone would tell someone, for me all of these are negative reasons and I cannot think of one positive one. Therefore I am not getting involved.