Sick to death of novice, difficult landlord

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G_M wrote: »

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I dont remember signing it. I certainly didnt take too much of damage to the house because it was all done the day I moved in and didnt have time to examine walls, skirting boards etc for minor damage.

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G_M wrote: »

Assuming this is a single standard 'joint and several' tenancy that you all signed (as opposed to individual ones - which would/could make this a HMO House of Multiple Occupation) then the answer is ... change the locks. The LL has no automatic right of access.

But the answer is to move out. This LL will never improve.

Answer the Qs above (start/end dates etc) and make sure YOU do things properly by giving correct notice. Failing to do so will just play into her hands.

I rarely suggest this, but consider not paying the final months rent.

Is it just you moving out? If you all have a J&S tenancy as asked above, and ONE of you gives notice, it ends the tenancy for ALL of you. What are the others planning todo?

No, we each (3 girls) signed different agreements.

I doubt the others would agree to changing locks; we're all just a bit soft and dont want any hassle.

Not sure how I can pursude to allow me not to pay the final months rent, she has put that in the contract specifically too.

Its just me moving out, one other girl is moving out separately for work leaving just the one girl left.

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G_M wrote: »

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No, I never requested in writing. Her excuses seemed valid at first and she seemed like a nice personable lady who wanted to be able to live elsewhere with her new partner.

I just want a quiet life. I like the house, the area etc and I hate moving so I've done what I have to maintain a quiet life - I know I should have looked to move but I have a stressful (not well paid) job and there is always "stuff" going on in my life that I think Oh well, I'll wait a few more months ... and then it calms and we dont see her for months at a time.

I very much doubt the house could possibly be dirtier as when I moved in it was manky and dirty, every time I picked something up in front her she would make a big point of saying how she hadn't lived here for X amount of time...... there was a life form growing on the tiles in the bathroom, the cupboards were smeared with dirt through never havig seen a cloth, the settee had a several generations of fleas living in it .... through her manky two dogs (her babies!) using it as their space.

real1314

If you've got a stressful job, does it really make any sense to make things harder than they need to be by trying to "make things awkward for her in me moving out" - that sort of things might come back to bite you.

Just find somewhere else, get out and make sure you get any monies owed back to you.

Concentrate on making sure you have the right evidence to show that you left the place in the right state, give the right notice.

You'll end up happier than if you get embroiled in a series of petty disputes.

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real1314 wrote: »

If you've got a stressful job, does it really make any sense to make things harder than they need to be by trying to "make things awkward for her in me moving out" - that sort of things might come back to bite you.

Just find somewhere else, get out and make sure you get any monies owed back to you.

Concentrate on making sure you have the right evidence to show that you left the place in the right state, give the right notice.

You'll end up happier than if you get embroiled in a series of petty disputes.

:cool:

In some ways it doesnt make any sense. But why should things have too. I've had similar situations before and each time I have opted for the quiet life and been nice, just left the situation and somehow its like I've never got my due and it has really irked this time.

I dont intend to do anything too extreme like get the property demolished but I am going to looking into reporting her to her mortagage provider re renting and research what exactly a HMO is and report her for that if relevant....

Any other idea are welcomed.

TD

ognum

This is a really interesting thread. The OP has allowed and enabled the landlord to behave badly for many years. You have know the deposit wasn't protected, you have allowed he to come in and pick up her mail etc.

Having created this environment you now want to get your own back and create problems for your landlord.

I agree she needs sorting out the whole relationship is wrong but why suddenly the need for vengeance.

I can't help feeling you helped create this awful situation.

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ognum wrote: »

This is a really interesting thread. The OP has allowed and enabled the landlord to behave badly for many years. You have know the deposit wasn't protected, you have allowed he to come in and pick up her mail etc.

Having created this environment you now want to get your own back and create problems for your landlord.

I agree she needs sorting out the whole relationship is wrong but why suddenly the need for vengeance.

I can't help feeling you helped create this awful situation.

Now this is what I was referring too intially regarding the LL sympathy place i.e attack/lampoon the tenant on any single point in which they have not been absolutely whiter than white.

You Ognum, are obviously not human having never taken short term peace and quiet with issues, over longer term hassle which may not come too anything anyway (and may indeed amount to more hassle). I am generally not very assertive and have had a bumpy ride in the past few years so I have rarely been in a place to handle this women in an assertive manner as I would have liked. I have put up with these things for the reasons I have stated - because she had good "excuses" or reasons, because I hoped to be able to influence which other housemates moved into the property through being as little hassle (a good tenant, I believed) as possible - its a flawed view, I know.

I requested my deposit be protected numerous times - her excuses were good and as long as we dont see her everything was fine. I didnt want to "wake the monster" so to speak and bring hassle on myself by demanding this, that and the other ..... Renting is not that easy where I live, there are a lot of properties that I would condemn my worst enemy to live in and many overpriced properties. Getting a reasonable one is hard. This is reasonable, the LL is the downside.

The need for vengeance is in response to the appalling situation we had in this house on Sunday which I am not going into, suffice to say it was entirely caused by her and totally unnecessary.

theartfullodger

Any landlord this stupid deserves and will learn from a good, vengeful, kicking.

Vengence is mine sayeth the Lord.

Cheers!

Artful (Landlord)

ognum

theartfullodger wrote: »

Any landlord this stupid deserves and will learn from a good, vengeful, kicking.

Vengence is mine sayeth the Lord.

Cheers!

Artful (Landlord)

I do agree with you but just don't get the go along with it encourage it and then kick it!

mchale

Bear in mind OP may only have exclusive rights to his/her bedroom as it looks like it's a HMO.