No drying washing in rented house?

suelizab

My daughter is moving into rented accommodation (house) on

wednesday. She received her tenants agreement today which states

that she cannot dry her washing indoors. Is this common? There is no

room for a tumble dryer and even so the cost of electricity for this

would be too much. How do landlords expect tenants to dry the

washing when it is raining or too cold to use the garden? How do

others manage in this situation? BTW, she works full time and has 2 children .

Lagoon

I can understand why it's been included, to avoid issues with damp. We dry our clothing over radiators as OH said a tumble dryer would cost too much. He has finally agreed after two years of living here that we spend more using the heating all year than we would using the tumble dryer.

However, that's just it. If that clause wasn't there we'd have the option to buy a tumble dryer. It seems ridiculous if having a tumble dryer isn't an option, and I'd definitely want to ask what their alternative suggestion would be.

albionsarah

That seems a bit extreme!

My last tenancy agreement said I couldn't dry clothes in view of the neighbours, I guessed that to mean don't hang your washing out of every window and make the place look untidy.

Does it definitely say no washing to be dried inside at all?

shop-to-drop

Find out where the nearest launderette is. The industrial sized dryers are quick and not too expensive especially if she can share a load with her housemates. Drying clothes in doors can cause terrible problems with damp and mould.

Sky_

I hate drying washing indoors so I have a 'rotaire' cover on my rotary washing line:

http://www.rotaire.com/

They're not cheap to buy but they're really brilliant and are so much cheaper than tumble drying in the long run. I think there are some old threads on here about them.

suelizab

thanks for the relies. I do understand about condensation / mould but thats an issue for every one. Just means windows have to be open more to help .
she doesn't have housemates - just her and 2 boys of 7 & 9. I cant see how she will have time to use launderette as she works full time and no launderette within walking distance .
Thanks Sky, the rotaire looks just the thing.

JuicyJesus

suelizab wrote: »

thanks for the relies. I do understand about condensation / mould but thats an issue for every one. Just means windows have to be open more to help .

They'd need to be open almost constantly while the clothes are drying to avoid the moisture building up. The damp is a serious issue - if it appears, the cost of fixing it can be withheld from your daughter's deposit.

G_M

It's a pretty superfluous clause really.

It's a tenancy. It applies to tenants. So the whole issue of 'washing' is irrelevant surely...

:rotfl:

[Deleted User]

I live in a terraced house with the usual airflow problems. The landlord was a bit iffy about me using a tumble dryer but I explained I had a condenser dryer and would keep windows open as necessary and he was fine about it. I did buy a dehumidifier on ebay but actually hardly use it.

I'd suggest negotiating with the landlord. As you have said, if your daughter keeps the windows open, drying clothes on radiators or airers shouldn't be a huge problem. She needs to keep an eye out for damp/mould though but in my experience, unless its already a problem in the house, sensible clothes drying shouldn't be a problem.

What people often don't understand is if you are working full time, u can't keep running in and out of doors on rainy days bringing washing in and out!

suelizab

G_M, for a long term member your comment was really, really useful...

BitterAndTwisted

And how are they going to enforce such a clause, by popping round and checking when she's not in? I think not.

As long as she takes the sensible precautions everyone else would to prevent condensation and consequent mould, she should be fine.