THREATS by TENANT

milky_

BobQ wrote: »

I wonder if it would be a responsible thing to inform the neighbours that the tenant had threatened to burn the house down. As there is a recording of the threat its defensible and assuming the house is not detatched they stand to be affected if she carried out the threat. A complaint from the neighbours might make the police take the situation more seriously.

i have in fact already something along the lines, i wrote and spoke to my neighbours about the situation as i am powerless to do anything else about it since the police can't be bothered, can't even go near the house because they will just accuse me of harrassing them! i havent asked the neighbours to make a complaint themselves, maybe thats something i could do. THANK YOU

lynzpower

Is there just the two of them living there then? ( on seperate ASTS) Any other tenants there?

Did they know each other before they lived together?

I take it they share a bathroom, kitchen living room?

Whats the relationship like between your daughter and this person? Have they/ Are they friendly together or what?

Your statement above at 3.56 looks like both tenants are your daughters is this righT?

lynzpower

I need to understand about this lock thing: has she changed the lock ( or threatened to) of the main front door of the property? Surely your daughter who lives there can confirm whether this is true or not?

Or do you mean she has just threatened/ claimed to have changed the lock to her bedroom?

If this was an HMO then landlords would have access to common parts adn therefore if the FD lock was changed it is definately aceptable for you to change it yourself ( altho of course you must give all Ts new keys, otherwise illegal eviction act 1977 applies)

But if its not an HMO or should be but you have not registered it as such then obviously wouldnt apply.

BitterAndTwisted

Your neighbours could call the police and tell them all sort of strictly inaccurate observations. Like visitors to the property day and night suggesting there may be drug-dealing going on. That it is patently obvious that there are people in the property who are unwell and in distress who are showing every sign of being a danger to themselves and others. That there could be twenty-fiver Bangladeshis going in and out every day and they could be illegals. All sorts of things which could be an innocent misinterpretation of the reality.

milky_

No they are not my daughters tenants, its my house, my daughter rents a room from me as do the other two tenants (AST), its only when i told them they had to pay the rent owed if not i would have to start proceedings to evict, thats when it all kicked off, now they are demanding i PAY THEM to leave the house or else they will BURN it!

Yes they share kitchen bathroom communal areas. But my daughter has no access since they changed the locks to the front house.

milky_

lynzpower wrote: »

I need to understand about this lock thing: has she changed the lock ( or threatened to) of the main front door of the property? Surely your daughter who lives there can confirm whether this is true or not?

Or do you mean she has just threatened/ claimed to have changed the lock to her bedroom?

If this was an HMO then landlords would have access to common parts adn therefore if the FD lock was changed it is definately aceptable for you to change it yourself ( altho of course you must give all Ts new keys, otherwise illegal eviction act 1977 applies)

But if its not an HMO or should be but you have not registered it as such then obviously wouldnt apply.

No not her bedroom, they have changed the locks to the FRONT DOOR of the house.

milky_

hellokitty08 wrote: »

hurm, slightly different for me as I am a tenant and the tenant in the flat above me, had threated to set my flat on fire whilst i was in it. Although the threat wasnt made directly to me, it was vocalised so loud by the neigbour that I heard it whilst sitting in my own flat.

I phoned the police, they took it very seriously. Went to have a word with the tenant and told him they would be keeping an eye on him, took down the registration details for his car and everything.

They also told me I would be put on an at risk register for the next couple of weeks, so if they recieved another call from me, they would respond quicker.

He moved out quite quickly afterwards.

I cant remeber what they called it, but it was something like itimidation.

lucky you! : (

tbs624

So has the T paid a tenancy deposit and have you met your legal obligations on deposit registration? If you have not you will not be able to serve a valid S21 notice.

BitterAndTwisted

GET YOUR DAUGHTER INTO THE PROPERTY! I suspect that if they're shrewd they will ensure that it is never unoccupied now that they have changed the locks.

milky_

no neither have deposits, this is clear in the agreement so thats not an issue, i have been to a solicitor and he has explained the process, he has suggested i issue a section 8 and section 21 as a backup...the legal process is not an issue, what i am concerned about is the fact that the tenants have made criminal threats, i understand that the whole eviction process will take months so in the MEANTIME i am not happy about them being allowed to make threats and damage the property if they havent already and the police not do nothing, this is really what is a concern and want advise if anything can be done...the impression i got from the police was "she hasnt actually burnt your house, just threatened, so we cant do anything" so basically give them a call when my house is in flames