Tenant damage or wear and tear?

Gleeful

Poppysarah they were not new. I think they may have had cracks already. See the pic earlier in the thread.

Lazzza

All wear and tear. LL is clearly trying it on.

vax2002

The deposit protection schemes are worse than the landlord having it, they always side with the landlord.
Sometimes you only get your deposit back by not paying the last rent.

BitterAndTwisted

And your evidence is?

dodger1

vax2002 wrote: »

The deposit protection schemes are worse than the landlord having it, they always side with the landlord.
Sometimes you only get your deposit back by not paying the last rent.

Er no. My daughter and her friend rented a flat during university for two years. Had a serious damp/mould problem which I got my daughter to write to the LL on a regular basis. LL tried to keep the whole deposit to decorate the flat but because my daughter had proof of several letters sent to LL complaining about the problem TDS found in my daughter's favour and the full deposit was returned.

Annabee

OP - In our rented house we have also had the bathroom floor tiles crack. They are plain white tiles, so it's much more noticeable than with yours. I also wonder if our lls will try to claim for this when we move out. But definitely nothing has been dropped on them. Its one of those modern houses with sheets of chipboard upstairs instead of proper floorboards, and the whole upstairs is very creaky when you walk about. So I assume its due to movement underneath, which would be wear and tear?

BitterAndTwisted

Assume nothing! If you don't want the landlord to try and make deductions from your deposit for that floor I would advise you to WRITE immediately to the landlord telling him about them. Admit nothing

Annabee

Well we have pointed it out to both the LL and the LA at inspection visits, landlord said he was goint to remove the 2 cracked tiles and fit new ones, but nothing has happened. This is typical - repairs are promised and then you don't hear back. This is going back months and months.

Now I am wondering if they are planning to leave it till we move out and then charge us for a new floor.

Paul_the_Painter

Get VERY close up pictures of EACH cracked tile, if there is no impact damage (ie a chip out of the surface at a point where a crack could propagate from) then there is no way he could charge you for the cracks.

Tiles cracking on a wooden subfloor is very common if it is not done correctly

Annabee

Well everything seems to be done on the cheap in this house so I am guessing you are right and the tiles were not originally laid properly! (No there are no chips)

The bath needs a new seal putting round it, BTW, and in some areas there is a big gap, so could it be that moisture is getting through and this is causing the floor to move? (Yes I have mentioned that to them as well).

I need to put it all in writing, don't I? But the LA shoulld have recorded what we said before, right? (Maybe not!)