Sofa not in inventory, can we take this when we move?

drummer_666

olly300 wrote: »

It isn't safe to open the door without knowing who it is - you should always ask and if they don't answer properly definitely don't open the door especially at night.

sorry, but i think that's crap.... if someone knocks at my door, then i'm going to answer it.....

10pm at night, no different to 10am ... just as much crime etc goes on in day light as in the dark...

you honestly telling me, you think '!!!!, i've not invited anyone around, it could be a criminal, better ask for ID etc before i open the door......'

girl_withno_name

drummer_666 wrote: »

sorry, but i think that's crap.... if someone knocks at my door, then i'm going to answer it.....

10pm at night, no different to 10am ... just as much crime etc goes on in day light as in the dark...

you honestly telling me, you think '!!!!, i've not invited anyone around, it could be a criminal, better ask for ID etc before i open the door......'

I generally look out the upstairs window and if it's not someone I know, the postman or a policeman then the door doesn't get answered!

phill99

BigAunty wrote: »

There's not much a landlord can do if an item isn't present on the inventory and the tenant takes it - the inventory provides proof of what has been supplied...

What rubbish. Just because it's not on an inventory doesn't mean that the landlord doesn't own it. It's still theft.

phill99

kizzie_nikita wrote: »

You have no idea what hell they have put us through, from the first week we moved here, we didn't have water/bath/sink/oven nothing for weeks!

They've not done anything to fix the house as they've promised, nothing.

But that's irrelevant. You can't say " the landlord has annoyed me, therefore I'm going to steal his sofa". Thief.

Wyndham

drummer_666 wrote: »

sorry, but i think that's crap.... if someone knocks at my door, then i'm going to answer it.....

10pm at night, no different to 10am ... just as much crime etc goes on in day light as in the dark...

you honestly telling me, you think '!!!!, i've not invited anyone around, it could be a criminal, better ask for ID etc before i open the door......'

I think it depends though, on who you are as a person, and where you are living. Countryside, probably would open the door, city, would yell through to ask who it was, or use a chain. Also, I'm female, and if I were alone, I'd hesitate. Not being sexist, but it's a sensible thing to consider.

Though after saying all that, I can't remember the last time someone knocked on my door at 10pm!

Doshwaster

BitterAndTwisted wrote: »

You've only been in the place for about five minutes and you're thinking about ripping your landlord off already? Nice people. I'm glad you're not my tenants

Reminds me of a rental I once had. Before moving in I had popped around to the house to check something and got talking to the previous tenant. He told me that they weren't planning on taking the sofa with them so I could have it for 50 quid otherwise it would end up in a skip. Being young, stupid (and sofa-less) I agreed thinking I'd got a bargain. When I told the landlord about this he told me that it was his sofa and wasn't for the previous tenant to sell!

dancingfairy

Hi. It sounds like you've got much bigger issues that a sofa at the moment. Your LL cannot just come around/in when you are not around as has been said above.
Any issues regarding repairs should be put in writing to the landlord and ask for him to do them as soon as possible (ie urgent repairs should obviously be done more urgently).
I can understand that the landlord has probably frightened you/annoyed you etc but the whilst tempting to just take the sofa it just isn't worth it. Ask the landlord, but frankly if he's as nuts/useless as you say he is, maybe just give the correct notice and leave and not worry about the sofa?
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keithnic_2

If the owner of the sofa is your landlord, then simply ask them if you can take it simples.
My understanding unless it says any different in your tenancy agreement is that white goods should be repaired if they break down. If the LL rents the property with white goods in place, then it enhances the property and its potential for renting and rental value. If they don't want to run the risk of any white goods breaking, then they should be removed before viewings begin and then potential renters can see what they're getting for their rent.

Yorkie1

Just to clarify any ambiguity in keithnic's post, unless the tenancy actually makes the repair of white goods the duty of the LL, legally it is not the LL's responsibility to repair them.

kizzie_nikita

Thanks! Also, i'm not a theif, i've never stolen a thing in my life!. I was asking a question, i'm not going to take the sofa when we leave.

I have also given up with the repairs and whatnot.