TV on wall

Gwhiz

There are none so blind as those who will not see.

alfiesmum

Gwhiz wrote: »

There are none so blind as those who will not see.

On the plus side though, she'd get a reduction on the telly licence.

Old_Tug

hazyjo wrote: »

It's HIS decision as to what is acceptable, not YOURS.

So why doesn't the clause say "you will not fix anything to the wall without permission"

why does it say "you will not fix anything to the wall without permission, which will not be withheld unreasonably"

He can only withhold permission with reasonable grounds.

When it comes down to it, if we don't agree what is reasonable, they it would have to be decided by a court, not by the landlord himself.

If you had a contract with your bank that said, "we will only charge you reasonable costs"...would you just through up your hands and say "bank's rules" or "it's the bank's decision not mine" - when you got a massive bill? I think not.

Old_Tug

Gwhiz wrote: »

There are none so blind as those who will not see.

In a minority of one, the truth is still the truth.

tattycath

and by the time it got to court you'd be out of there because your contractual relationship would be untenable.

Gwhiz

Old_Tug wrote: »

In a minority of one, the truth is still the truth.

To the blind, I agree!

Gwhiz

alfiesmum wrote: »

On the plus side though, she'd get a reduction on the telly licence.

:rotfl:Somehow I doubt that would stop her moaning!

tattycath

Gwhiz wrote: »

To the blind, I agree!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

CloudCuckooLand

Old_Tug wrote: »

it would have to be decided by a court

I would suggest that any request which leads to a dispute that requires the Landlord to entertain court action is, ipso facto, unreasonable.

bosseyed

OP, have you considered what wall mounting a TV actually looks like? Unless you hide the wiring in the wall it looks bloody awful - don't forget you'd still need somewhere near the TV for a piece of furniture for your DVD player, games console etc, whatever you have - and again, all these wires are going to trail up the wall to the TV and make the whole installation look a right sorry mess.

So aside from the obvious safety concerns about dangling a heavy object off a wall above your child, you're leaving a nice collection of wires hanging down just asking to be yanked upon by a curious toddler.

And what kind of wall is it? If its a stud partition then you need some properly meaty fixings to mount even a picture on there, if its masonry the same applies to be fair when hanging something weighing that much, and neither is ideal if you're a landlord trying to keep maintenance costs down between tenants.

So I'm afraid I'm with the landlord on this one

And I have to query whether you being willing to risk eviction over some contract wording is the best course of action for your child? I doubt it.