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Is my agreement valid - desperate lodger need help please!
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C_Mababejive wrote: »Try to take no notice of him. If he assaults you,call the police. See how brave he is then,lodger or not..
Wendy has already involved the police, the abuse started again as soon as they had left
I do agree that this sounds a very unsafe situation. If you can possibly get out soon then I really think you should.0 -
The rules regarding tenancy contracts for lodgers are that the contracts are pretty worthless.
In essence the only notice period that a tenant or landlord can give is "reasonable notice", unofficially this is 28 days but written in stone.
However "reasonable notice" can be dispensed with by either the Landlord or lodger if their is unreasonable behaviour by the other party.
unreasonable behaviour can be either threats from one party to the other or failure to pay the rent.
OP, you must make sure you leave on the grounds of "unreasonable behaviour" by your landlord which will allow you to claim your money back. please gather evidence!
be carefull about not paying the rent, as that will put the ball in his court and allow him to kick you out and possibly hold onto your deposit.
Their is someone who is employed by the council whose job it is to advise in the area and explain the legal in and outs for this situation.
Contact them ASAP!0
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