Landlord harassment

silvercar

flavourofthemonth wrote: »

We have been here for 9+ years and can give one months notice to leave and he has to give us 2 months notice to leave.

The issue with the trampoline is that it is unsightly (apparently the neighbours view and now his)

There has been a trampoline there for 6 years (not the same one) this one is less than a year old. Exactly the same as the previous two.

So a neighbour made a complaint and he decided to ask you to move it, to keep the peace, not thinking that you would object.

stator

fishpond wrote: »

Wouldn't it be easier to just move it?

It's probably visible from anywhere in the garden

Jagraf

Are the kids jumping up and down to look into next doors garden, maybe?

stator

jjlandlord wrote: »

That's not harassment.
Out of order behaviour, yes. Harassment, no.

If he does it again, then yes it could become harassment.

I believe visiting 3 times in 6 days could be considered harassment. It's certainly not reasonable.

kinger101

It's sad that you neighbours are spineless and don't have the decency to raise the issue with you directly. Do they understand that your are actual people, and not your landlord's chattels?

TrickyWicky

flavourofthemonth wrote: »

Southeast.

You don't mean a kent town where there are two well known property tycoons do you? - husband and wife?

IF so that chap is wanting rid of english tennants because he says that the foreigners are better rent payers. Last i heard he was finding all sorts of reasons and excuses to get shot of people - even though he can evict them at will anyway.

Sounds to me like your landlord knows you're good but is trying to convince himself that you're causing him trouble so he can convince himself he's not guilty of making your life difficult.

Difficult situation but if it were me i'd take the thing down and put it up when the kids want it.

rosie383

TrickyWicky, I take it you haven't tried to 'take down' a trampoline? It isn't a two minute job. Especially coming into the good weather, I imagine it would be a daily job to do.

princeofpounds

I believe visiting 3 times in 6 days could be considered harassment. It's certainly not reasonable.

It is certainly not reasonable. But it is not likely to fall into the legal definition of harassment, particularly because it is not clear that it is a course of action designed to intimidate.


I could think of a hundred ways the landlord could explain it off to police or a court.


Remember there is a difference between the common usage of a word and the legal meaning attached to a word.

Better_Days

Is the problem the unsightliness of the trampoline (I think if so it is an unreasonable complaint) or the noise the children are making (and possibly also popping repeatedly over the fence-line) when on the trampoline (if this is the case then can some compromise be made regarding time spent on the trampoline?).

I know trampolines are great fun for children, but listening to the increasing noise levels for hours and hours when they are playing on them can be wearing for the neighbours. And now the weather is getting warmer, most people want to enjoy their gardens - it maybe that in previous years that the neighbours were disturbed by children playing on the trampoline but have only now mentioned it to the LL.

As you have been in the property a long time and invested in improvements I do think it is worth trying to find some level of compromise.

SerialRenter

Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »

No-one wants to live next door to these things

really?

Really?

No. A Trampoline in a neighbours garden is not an issue.