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betmunch
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Hi Everyone I have just been chatting to a friend I work with and this hypothetical question came up:
If local kids break a window in a tenanted property, whos responsibility is it to get it fixed?
I said the Landlord.
Friend says the tenant.
What do you all reckon?
Cheers
If local kids break a window in a tenanted property, whos responsibility is it to get it fixed?
I said the Landlord.
Friend says the tenant.
What do you all reckon?
Cheers
I am a Mortgage Adviser
You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.
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The kids parents0
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if the children broke the window then its them or indeed their parents...frugal October...£41.82 of £40 food shopping spend for the 2 of us!
2017 toiletries challenge 179 out 145 in ...£18.64 spend0 -
Depends what the rental agreement says.0
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Landlord - it’s part of the fabric of the building so is always his duty to repair BY LAW, regardless of what a tenancy agrement says.
If it was caused by the tenant, they might be liable to pay for the damage if it was caused by their negligence, but in this situation definitely not, but the duty to get the repair done is the landlords.0 -
They might have an easier time understanding if you explain it like a hotel room.
If a person had a hotel room and soiled the bed they would be charged for the damages, if a passing stranger smashed a window to the room from outside it would have nothing to do with the occupant. Everyone will understand that
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It is the RESPONSIBILITY of the landlord to fix (he is legally obligated to).
It is the fault of the kids/their parents should pay landlord's costs.
Someone should ensure the kids learn not to do this. Ask you local council candidate what they would..0 -
kids parents arent going to help.
So out of tenant and landlord we're saying landlord as its part of the building then?
Scratch one up to smarty pants BetMunch then!
I am a Mortgage Adviser
You should note that this site doesn't check my status as a Mortgage Adviser, so you need to take my word for it. This signature is here as I follow MSE's Mortgage Adviser Code of Conduct. Any posts on here are for information and discussion purposes only and shouldn't be seen as financial advice.0 -
The police told the kids parents to pay in the case of my property. If they had not agreed I as landlord would have paid.
I wouldn't have used insurance though as it would not be worth losing my no claims and would have increased my insurance costs at renewal on 3 properties.
It is just one of those things when you are a landlord. That is what the maintenance pot is for. It is also tax deductable.Life is not the way it’s supposed to be. It’s the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.0 -
Kids parents should pay and landlord organise the builder.0
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