Friend in the Wrong?

The_Hurricane

Last comment on the matter of the airing cupboard but is it acceptable for the LL to leave the leak for the foreseeable future?

Anatidaephobia

The_Hurricane wrote: »

Last comment on the matter of the airing cupboard but is it acceptable for the LL to leave the leak for the foreseeable future?

Unless it gets worse, yes. Your friend doesn't really have a leg to stand on with this. It's hardly surprising that the LL doesn't have the budget to deal with this when your friend won't pay a full deposit or rent etc. As others have said, doesn't she realise she is at serious risk of getting evicted and then will have difficulty in finding a new house? If you are not making that clear to her when you relay the results of this thread back to her then you should. She needs to concentrate on fixing the things the LL wants her to if she wants any chance of staying in this house.

Dollardog

Having a dog which is obviously not housetrained would further hamper her chances of getting somewhere else, landlords often state no pets. So with no references, on benefits, un-housetrained dog, unpaid rent, on benefits, no deposit and needing accommodation suitable for wheelchair user I would think her chances of getting somewhere else would be nigh on impossible. If I was her, I would stop making demands of this very lenient landlord and get his conditions met pretty quick!! She could find herself in hostel accommodation and the dog either PTS or in rescue.

The_Hurricane

I know she feels that having a disabled daughter will prevent eviction and she has said a specialist house is going to be built for the familiy in the future, grant aided. Not sure how that could be possible.

Bantex_2

She does seem to show a truly amazing sense of entitlement. Or the whole thread could be a wind up.

The_Hurricane

Bantex wrote: »

She does seem to show a truly amazing sense of entitlement. Or the whole thread could be a wind up.

I wish it was but there is a disabled girl involved and that is no joking matter.

donfanatico

looks like she wants to get evicted to get whatever she wants from the council

Bantex_2

The_Hurricane wrote: »

I wish it was but there is a disabled girl involved and that is no joking matter.

I would get social services in. A disabled girl having to live in a place polluted with dog waste is just wrong.

LocoLoco

The_Hurricane wrote: »

I know she feels that having a disabled daughter will prevent eviction and she has said a specialist house is going to be built for the familiy in the future, grant aided. Not sure how that could be possible.

Hurricane, is your friend getting (incorrect) information elsewhere?


The only reason I ask is that there are some similarities between her situation and mine, in so much as my son is disabled and that's the reason we live on benefits. Having a disability in no way prevents eviction under any circumstances, it would give her extra points when it comes to social housing but there are so few properties available that it would still be a huge problem for her to get rehoused and I think councils can refuse to help if the tenant was evicted for rent arrears? I seem to remember reading that somewhere at some point?


I have an older brother with learning difficulties and he's constantly having people tell him he's entitled to the world. The reality is that many people have to fight tooth and nail for help and things just aren't handed out on a plate.


Your posts just made me wonder if someone else is telling your friend she can do what she likes and the disability will somehow make it all okay?


I'd really urge her (if I were in your situation) to start looking around sites like Shelter and talking to the CAB as well as her local council because she really sounds as if she could be homeless in the fairly near future and if that happens she could be in for a very rude awakening. She really needs to sort this out for her daughter's sake, not only because of the need to have somewhere to live but also because it sounds as if the house is pretty grim because of her lack of care and if social services start poking around that could cause a whole other set of problems for her.

zzzLazyDaisy

The_Hurricane wrote: »

I wish it was but there is a disabled girl involved and that is no joking matter.

No it isn't - it is just a pity that she has such an irresponsible mother.

She needs to be very clear about this - having a disabled daughter will NOT prevent her from being evicted.

Her fixed term tenancy agreement is coming to an end and the LL can serve a S21 notice to quit. He is entitled to have his property back at/after the end of the fixed term. He does not need a reason. If your friend refuses to leave, and forces the LL to go to court to evict her, the court has no power to force the LL to allow her to stay in the house, regardless of the fact that she has a disabled daughter.

So she (and her disabled daughter) will still be homeless. The only difference will be that the court costs will be added to all the other money she already owes the LL.

She needs to wake up, accept responsibility for providing a roof over her daughter's head, pay the money she stills owes to the LL, and comply with the LL's very reasonable requests to put the house in a decent liveable state, before she makes her disabled child homeless.