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Lodger has left mattress badly stained
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I'd hand it over to the police's forensics team. You never know what went on in that bed...Everyone is entitled to my opinion!0
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The problem is not knowing what caused the stain. Under the light I can see it is a lot of small stains in roughly the same area rather than a large stain caused by spilling a drink on it one time. This dosen't inspire confidence! If it was a glass of water then fine, but I can't expect someone to sleep on a mattress stained multiple times with unknown liquid.can you not just cover the matress and still use it , it seems a huge waste to get rid of a mattress because of one stain0 -
I can't expect someone to sleep on a mattress stained multiple times with unknown liquid.
EEEeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!
Buy a new mattress!!!
I'm a retired employment solicitor. Hopefully some of my comments might be useful, but they are only my opinion and not intended as legal advice.0 -
Sleeping on a stained mattress in someone else's house would make my flesh creep. A responsible and conscientious lodger would take off the mattress-protector and launder it from time to time, so there's no hiding it. Who would want to pay a fair rent to sleep on God-knows-what? Blech!0
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Like in a hotel you mean? Do you ever check the mattress? They have a different person every night using the same mattress and pillows.0
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New mattress has been ordered
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lol, tommy tanker!0
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are they crinkly? (i'm trying to find the right word but waterproof ones often sound like you're lying on a plastic bag when you turn over in bed. something nice that was waterproof would be great - more worried about spilling tea in bed than anything else!)If you try M&S, they do waterproof mattress protectors which look just like normal quilted ones.:happyhear0 -
He got back to me, apologised and said to price a new mattress so it looks like all is well. I took the mattress out to the garage so hopefully the room will freshen up with the window left open.
Thanks everyone for the replies.
Dare we ask what he did to the mattress? did he !!!!!! himself?
Fwiw, I had a lodger who left my room in a right old state. I had to redecorate (had only done it prior to his occupation) clean the carpets and deep clean the room. I did all of the work myself but sent him copies of receipts for paint. If it's not wear and tear then you are within your rights to charge them.Mortgage free as of 10/02/2015. Every brick and blade of grass belongs to meeeee. :j0
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