Police forced door ... who pays ... Scotland ?

Xiderpunk

Bryando wrote: »

By having a person not on DSS does not mean you will not have issues either, strange to think DSS Tenants are all the same!!

The chance of problem tenants are a magnitude greater from DSS than people who work for a living, this said from personal experience and amongst close friends who are also landlords. I would never have a DSS tenant.

theartfullodger

Some might say the same about CyderPunx....

Incidentally the code of practice for accredited landlords in bonnie Scotland specifies no discrimination against the usual list AND no discrimination against those receiving benefits (what, child Benefit.. Old Age Pension.. Civil List....): Can't see from here if OP is accredited.

dippy

Look Scots, what would you have preferred as the alternative:

1/ Police break in and don't get the door/lock to be secured
2/ Police break in, ask locksmith, but locksmith refuses knowing both tenant and landlord will refuse to remunerate him for his work

At the end of the day, the locksmith secured your property after the police broke in and you should be glad that the door wasn't left open for squatters/romanian gangs/etc to go in, vandalise the property, move in, use it as a crime den, etc. etc.

Just be grateful to the locksmith, pay him for his work and try to recover the money from the tenant. Would you have it any other way?:eek:

martindow

If it is the T's responsibility to pay for the locksmith's work as seems to be the consensus why not just tell the locksmith he is chasing the wrong person and write back suggesting he sends the bill to the T? The LL paying the bill and then pursuing the T seems a complicated route to take.

pararct

Bryando wrote: »

I gave you the legislation that details the power of police to secure the house and recover cost.

No you didn't you made a statement to say the police had authority to put the door in.

To quote legislation needs the name and or title of the statute.

Bryando

read the thread!

Yet another person whom fails to read the whole thread. Section 61

dippy

martindow wrote: »

If it is the T's responsibility to pay for the locksmith's work as seems to be the consensus why not just tell the locksmith he is chasing the wrong person and write back suggesting he sends the bill to the T? The LL paying the bill and then pursuing the T seems a complicated route to take.

And what do you think the locksmith will do the next time the police kicks the door in again and call on him to secure the flat?

martindow

dippy wrote: »

And what do you think the locksmith will do the next time the police kicks the door in again and call on him to secure the flat?

That particular locksmith may refuse to come out again. In that case I assume the police would be obliged to get a different person out.

If it is certain that the T is responsible for paying this bill they should pay it. If this was a council tax or gas bill would you be suggesting that the LL pays and then tries to reclaim it from the T ?