Landlord Abuse

stebiz

A friend of mine had her tenancy agreement due to finish and on the last day the Landlord forced his way into her house - against her wishes - pushing her brother to one side and shouting and swearing that they should have been out in the morning.

At the time she still had a tenancy agreement, had not given her keys back and told the Landlord he was not welcome. The relationship of Landlord and Tenant had long broken down and she was moving to other accommodation.

In the end she was literally throwing what she could into her car t get away from the atmosphere. The Landlord sat outside for 9 hours.

She was quite upset and her little boy petrified.

Would the Police take this seriously?

Witnesses

3 adults - all family
1 child

Confusedandneedhelp

stebiz wrote: »

A friend of mine had her tenancy agreement due to finish and on the last day the Landlord forced his way into her house - against her wishes - pushing her brother to one side and shouting and swearing that they should have been out in the morning.

At the time she still had a tenancy agreement, had not given her keys back and told the Landlord he was not welcome. The relationship of Landlord and Tenant had long broken down and she was moving to other accommodation.

In the end she was literally throwing what she could into her car t get away from the atmosphere. The Landlord sat outside for 9 hours.

She was quite upset and her little boy petrified.

Would the Police take this seriously?

Witnesses

3 adults - all family
1 child

Well she can sue the landlord for illegal eviction, if i understand she hadnt given notice to him?? bit confused onthat one.

why didnt she just call the police when he arrived? lesson for the future i think.

stebiz

Confusedandneedhelp wrote: »

Well she can sue the landlord for illegal eviction, if i understand she hadnt given notice to him?? bit confused onthat one.

why didnt she just call the police when he arrived? lesson for the future i think.

She hadn't given notice as the tenancy was due to come to an end and she was planning to leave.

She also wanted her deposit back which is why she didn't want to cause a fuss at the time even though she was scared as she isn't on a large wage. She has now got it back.

She isn't after any compensation or anything. She just doesn't want anybody else to go through what she did.

Confusedandneedhelp

stebiz wrote: »

She hadn't given notice as the tenancy was due to come to an end and she was planning to leave.

She also wanted her deposit back which is why she didn't want to cause a fuss at the time even though she was scared as she isn't on a large wage. She has now got it back.

OK tenancies dont end automatically just because the date arrives, UNLESS the tenant leaves.

The LL has no rights to enter the property.

Your frind needs to learn her rights. The deposit has no bearing if you tell the landlord to f off a hundred times in 20 languages or play nice.

lincroft1710

stebiz wrote: »

Would the Police take this seriously?

Unless there was any physical injury to your friend or her family, it's doubtful that the police would be that interested. Also as this appears to have happened a few days ago, they'll probably take the view it couldn't have been that serious or your friend would have contacted them sooner.

Confusedandneedhelp

If your friend didnt give notice, how did the LL know she was leaving??

RAS

I think the point is that the LL did not know she was definitely leaving, but wanted her to do so. Therefore he forced his way into the house to ensure her departure?

Confusedandneedhelp

Basically this is illegal eviction, but the 'damage' doesnt exist.

IE your friend wasnt homeless. Id report it to the council tenancy relation officer and move on

stebiz

Thanks for the comments. Like I say she never made a call to the Police as she thought this would affect her getting her deposit back. The Landlord was very intimidating to her and her family but since she had somewhere to go she didn't contact the police as he was no longer a threat.

Now she has her deposit back she would like to make a formal complaint so no other family have to go through the same.

RAS

stebiz wrote: »

The Landlord was very intimidating to her and her family but since she had somewhere to go she didn't contact the police as he was no longer a threat.

Was this intimidation just on the day or did it start earlier?

jjlandlord

I don't think this is illegal eviction, but it might be harassment.
I don't think that the police will be interested.

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