Getting a lodger to leave

pinkshoes

Give her 1 weeks notice as she has broken the rules, and if her boyfriend stays over on any of the next 7 nights, it'll be £100 a night charge!

cla666

So She cant say anything about the lodger agreement??? Even though it states 3 initial months? I know she will say she signed saying for 3 months so I can just tell her she has broken the rules and she has to go???

DVardysShadow

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

If you give her a month's notice you should be fully prepared for her to be as objectionable as humanly possible. That boyfriend of hers could run up all sorts of nasty bills all day as well a fair bit of damage if he was minded.

Would there be any point in giving her a final warning to shape up or ship out?

2 separate issues.

Boyfriend: Out immediately - don't take nonsense, don't have him on the premises

Lodger: No more tha a week's notice

cla666 wrote: »

Since the second time she did this - last Thursday, I sent her a very polite text asking that she kept his visits down a bit as it felt like I was living with a couple and he shouldnt really be hanging about the house when we are out, she has behanved like a spoilt brat, coming in at 11 and making as much noise as humanly possible until the early hours. ....

..... Or do I need to grin and bear it for another month?

What is it with texts? You should be telling her to her face, with her boyfriend there if it happens that way.

It is strange, tenants and landlords text when they ought to write a letter - now they text when it needs face to face!

As for grinning and bearing it, don't. And don't feel obliged to give more than 24 hours notice. If you give a week, fine, but if it is abused, then don't be afraid to put her out immediately.

paulus_the_woodland_gnome

get her out and refund any advance rent she has paid. as others have pointed out, she is not a tenant and is only entitled to stay as long as you give her permission to do so

BitterAndTwisted

Legally, lodgers have no security of tenure so you can ask her to leave immediately if you wanted to. Regardless of whatever terms and conditions there might be in this lodger's agreement. Only you know just how much anxiety and trouble asking her to leave with less notice will cause.

Perhaps a frank discussion about the repercussions of her and her boyfriend's actions is due. Letting him remain in the property when you're both out in the daytime is outrageous behaviour. If she can't see that she needs to go this weekend.

cla666

DVardysShadow wrote: »

2 separate issues.

Boyfriend: Out immediately - don't take nonsense, don't have him on the premises

Lodger: No more tha a week's notice



What is it with texts? You should be telling her to her face, with her boyfriend there if it happens that way.

It is strange, tenants and landlords text when they ought to write a letter - now they text when it needs face to face!

As for grinning and bearing it, don't. And don't feel obliged to give more than 24 hours notice. If you give a week, fine, but if it is abused, then don't be afraid to put her out immediately.

I work 8-4, she works diffferent hours and was at home when she text me saying he was staying there. Thats why I text back - to tell her to take him with her! Thanks for the advice

AJ1982

Change the locks. No legal restriction on doing this.

hazyjo

Would definitely not give more than a week's notice. And the bf would not be allowed through the door...

She's broken the rules, it's your house, she has no rights. A week is more than generous, surely...

Good luck. Stick to your guns.

Jx

Yorkie1

If she gets stroppy you could tell her:

a) you only had permission from your LL to her staying there, and that the boyfriend also staying there potentially jeopardises your ongoing tenancy with the LL
b) [as applicable] the initial lodgers agreement was drafted before she asked for permission for boyfr to stay / before he started staying much more than was agreed, and she has now breached that agreement
c) the amount you charge her was based on her being the only person sharing the house with you, and that the boyfr's presence for the extreme amount of time will make the bills far higher at your expense
d) the increased number of people in the house and the time being spent in the house increases wear and tear on the LL's house etc, jeopardising your deposit
e) her reaction to your reasonable requests to her to abide more by the original lodger's agreement has been unacceptable and you do not trust her in your house any longer (or wording to suit).

crazyguy

Answer here,