Problems with Lodger now more serious

nobblyned

EverGreen wrote: »

Sir
I am not playing the race game. I was born in Egypt, close to the pyramids. You understand?


You are not tolerant. You only see from your narrow eye field. As a member I have every right to express my opinion that does not necessarily have to suit your taste or agenda. What is this silly thread for?
I have to admit that this forum is more than great. I (and too many) learn new things every day from this form because of the sincere dedicated members. However, this does not eliminate the fact that the good members are mixed with few narrow minded who are holding their hidden agenda on their shoulders all the time. Who cares?

Who mentioned race?

I was referring to your prejudice against women and the elderly who you say cannot be competent landlords of lodgers.

G_M

nobblyned wrote: »

Who mentioned race?

I was referring to your prejudice against women and the elderly who you say cannot be competent landlords of lodgers.

But we all know women can't be competant landlords - they don't have enough understanding of finance.

The elderly of course make excellent landlords as they forget they've already collected the rent, so collect it at least 3 times each month.

BornAtTheRightTime

G_M wrote: »

But we all know women can't be competant landlords - they don't have enough understanding of finance.

The elderly of course make excellent landlords as they forget they've already collected the rent, so collect it at least 3 times each month.

One too many last night and got a sore head today G_M? Not like you to bite when a troll dangles a line.

System

If it was me, and I had decided to serve him notice, I wouldn't even have bothered mentioning the kitchen cupboards. If it was him that did it, he would have figured out why he got notice, and his guilty conscience probably would have forced him to mention it.

I've currently got a lodger at the moment who is a good friend, but if I had discovered anything like that in the shared areas I would have hit the roof.

Dan-Dan

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

The thing is that he may have started with slightly weird conduct, but you do wonder if he might progress to even weirder conduct.

I had a lodger one time who went in for weird conduct of the eat in front of me with mouth wide open and chomping visibly and slurping drinks (ie rather than eating and drinking in a normal fashion) and I ignored that. He then went on to go to the loo one time leaving the bathroom door wide open (I could hear him clearly_pale_) and he didn't have the excuse of not knowing I was in (because he'd only just seen me in the house).

He then progressed onto talking to himself (ditto when he'd only just seen me) and in fact he wasn't just talking, as it was at shouting volume.

When he handed in his notice, I very promptly accepted and wouldn't let him retract it when he changed his mind shortly afterwards. I was just so worried what further weird behaviour he was going to go in for, as it was ratcheting up the scale bit by bit.

When he left I found that I had to throw away a pretty new bed, as he had wet the bed (obviously more than once - as it was on both sides of the mattress). Yuk! By that time, it was too late to take enough money out of his deposit to cover the cost of the bed, as the thought hadn't crossed my mind anyone would be so gross as to do that.:o

So, if OP's intuition is saying "weirdo" about him, chances are he would steadily prove her more and more right about that.

I bet good money he was normal before he started living in your house , i bet even more money he is perfectly normal now as well

carlx

Well the original topic this post was created to address seems to have escalated into a weird guy spouting about immovable pyramids, the truth hurting and the rest of us quizzically reading his odd little rants.

I am interested to see if the lodger has responded to the last email, OP please keep us updated.

EverGreen_2

carlx wrote: »

Well the original topic this post was created to address seems to have escalated into a weird guy spouting about immovable pyramids, the truth hurting and the rest of us quizzically reading his odd little rants.

I am interested to see if the lodger has responded to the last email, OP please keep us updated.

Well,

I am in serious stage in processing the purchase of my future house in Harborne Birmingham. I certainly have learned every day from this forum. I am grateful to the respected members who are committed to "help and assit others".I will search for the relevant information from now on. Quite few members here are committed to "the disturbance and annoying of others". Those have got plenty of time in their hands. Probably they are unemployed/ burden on tax payers/ jealous of those who work hard for the sweat money. My gut feelings never let me down. I believe that the OP and his co-authors are from those I described above, "the burden". Again to those respected members, I am grateful. Thank you.

TheFox30

I am interested to see if the lodger has responded to the last email, OP please keep us updated.

Yes, he responded repeating the same things really - he believes it's an illegal eviction and that he doesn't accept the notice, but will pay his rent on Sunday.

I sent one back saying (with names changed):

Steve,



My suggestion to you is that when you return this weekend, have a read of your Contract, in particular Section 8. This Section covers my rights as a Landlord to give any lodger a month's notice to leave.

If, after reading your Contract, you have any more questions, I can then sit down with you amicably on Sunday afternoon and answer these for you.


Obviously you're well within your rights to discuss the matter with solicitors if you so wish.

Thanks,

John

No response to that, so that's where we're up to really

TheFox30

I know that I'm absolutely within my rights, it's just a hassle. I've also got a new lodger moving in on Monday into the other room, so I'm hoping to make things amicable so that she doesn't feel uncomfortable (given that this chap will still be here for a few weeks yet)

In hindsight, I would do a few things differently:

1. I wouldn't make the notice period as long as a month
2. When he told me before Christmas that he would be looking to move, in hindsight, I'd have been better making him aware then that I might decide to give him his month's notice at some point, rather than dropping it on him out the blue via email.
3. In hindsight, I should have spoken to him at the time about the little things which I chose to ignore (the swapping around of the kitchen drawers, the taking down of the cleaning rota etc, as well as 1 or 2 other little things). I feel that because I let these minor things go unchallenged, he's started to treat the house as if it was his own, rather than somebody else's.

Still, live and learn!

carlx

In his email he sounds like 'one of those people' who know their rights and when they don't, they then check their rights to then further defend themselves.

It appears he really is a bit slow, because 30 seconds of Google searching can show him his legal standing as an excluded occupier and that when you say 'get out' he has to go, as per any contract you two entered into, which in this case you have honored.

I am interested in this because in a few months time i will be purchasing a larger property and having two lodgers live with me - your pain and trouble are my learning curve!

I will continue to watch how you resolve this and thank you for the update.