TV on wall

tattycath

getmore4less wrote: »

get a floor based cantilever stand or build a false wall and mount it in that

:j Brilliant idea-thanks. We're looking into putting our tv on the wall-didn't know you could get floor standing cantilever units.
Are they sturdy and stable please?

lucylucky

It is his property and he can put certain stipulations into any contract, within reason. (And yes I think this is reasonable)

If you put up a bracket and it is written into the contract that you should not then it would be remarkably easy to prove that you have indeed broken the contract and you would be wholly in the wrong

clutton_2

if you have a young child and a "heavy" television, as a LL i also would deny you permissoin on health and safety grounds to mount it on the wall.... even if you install it... i, as a LL, am partly responsible for any injury you suffer....

a thin modern flat screen is nowhere near as heavy - i can well understand his reluctance.

Old_Tug

lucylucky wrote: »

It is his property and he can put certain stipulations into any contract, within reason. (And yes I think this is reasonable)

If you put up a bracket and it is written into the contract that you should not then it would be remarkably easy to prove that you have indeed broken the contract and you would be wholly in the wrong

I appreciate that, but the contract doesn't say that I can't put anything on the wall, it says that I can't do so without permission and that permission won't be withheld unreasonably.

So, yes, of course he could show that I have mounted it without permission, but wouldn't he also need to show that he didn't withhold that permissions unreasonably?

tattycath

Heavy televisions tend to be 'front' heavy and i would be worried about it falling down and causing injury if i had one wall mounted and had young children-whether i was renting or otherwise.

hazyjo

Not everyone on here has agred with you, so I'd be very careful about thinking he'd have trouble proving he witheld permission unreasonably... Think in this case no means no and you'll have to like it or lump it. Sorry! Really not worth getting yourself into court over, or losing your home, surely?

Jx

lucylucky

He has given you a reason as to why he is not allowing this. He thinks this to be "reasonable" you don't, but I do not think he has to explain his "unreasonableness" (in your eyes) further.

You may not agree with his decision but I honestly think you would be hard pushed to win a challenge to it and in all honesty doubt it would be worth it.

Old_Tug

clutton wrote: »

if you have a young child and a "heavy" television, as a LL i also would deny you permissoin on health and safety grounds to mount it on the wall.... even if you install it... i, as a LL, am partly responsible for any injury you suffer....

a thin modern flat screen is nowhere near as heavy - i can well understand his reluctance.

I suppose it depends upon what you classify as heavy. I can't post a link, but the TV is a Philips 42PFL7603D.

According to Amazon it weighs 22kg.

If he did deny it on health and safety grounds, I suppose a would have to accept that. I just don't accept the "it won't look quite the same" argument.

lucylucky

Old_Tug wrote: »

I suppose it depends upon what you classify as heavy. I can't post a link, but the TV is a Philips 42PFL7603D.

According to Amazon it weighs 22kg.

If he did deny it on health and safety grounds, I suppose a would have to accept that. I just don't accept the "it won't look quite the same" argument.

He believes that to be a valid argument.
Personally I tend to agree.

If you don't accept it are you putting one up anyway?

Old_Tug

lucylucky wrote: »

He has given you a reason as to why he is not allowing this. He thinks this to be "reasonable" you don't, but I do not think he has to explain his "unreasonableness" (in your eyes) further.

You may not agree with his decision but I honestly think you would be hard pushed to win a challenge to it and in all honesty doubt it would be worth it.

Thanks. Again, I appreciate your opinion.

However, I am inclined to think that it would be more hassle for him to challenge me on this than the other way around.

From his point of view, the worst that will happen is that there are some holes, which I will pay to put right (or which if I ever refused, which I wouldn't, he could deduct from my deposit).

From my point of view the worst case situation is that I have to take up a fair chunk of space in the front room, and also live with the fear of my son knocking the TV over, and having to live with that every day.

Is it really worth his while taking me to court to evict me just because there are a few holes in the wall (which won't disappear upon eviction) and which he can easily get repaired at my expense (be it via the deposit or otherwise)?