Problem as a tenant - mushrooms

Pixie5740

See Shelter Scotland's website for Getting your Landlord to carry out repairs.

Under certain circumstances it is possible to withhold rent until a repair is carried out but not in the circumstances you have described.

itchyextremist

Pixie5740 wrote: »

Aren't you moving soon anyway?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5243638

Why do you think it's the landlord's responsibility to clear the gutters? Repairing the gutters certainly but cleaning them? Do you expect your landlord to vacuum the carpets too?

No the guttering is the landlords issue, particularly because we live on the top floor of a tenement building. All repairs are to be done by the landlord. Why do you think we are considering moving?!

Bart1

Pixie5740 wrote: »

Aren't you moving soon anyway?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5243638

Why do you think it's the landlord's responsibility to clear the gutters? Repairing the gutters certainly but cleaning them? Do you expect your landlord to vacuum the carpets too?

I've been a tenant in a few places and its never even occurred to me that I might be expected to clean the gutters...I didn't even know that was a thing.

Sounds like building matinance rather than "cleaning" to me though

SerialRenter

sharp910sh wrote: »

I would hire a contractor to sort out the problem then invoice the landlord, if he doesn't pay without hold the rent from him see what he says about that!!!!!!

Seriously you cannot be living in a place with mushrooms growing, thats a very bad sign of damp and will be affecting your health.

Dont do this... really quite bad advice which will land you in trouble.

Follow this guide by the housing charity Shelter:
http://england.shelter.org.uk/get_advice/repairs_and_bad_conditions/repairs_in_private_lets/landlord_refusing_to_do_repairs

dodger1

itchyextremist wrote: »

No the guttering is the landlords issue, particularly because we live on the top floor of a tenement building. All repairs are to be done by the landlord. Why do you think we are considering moving?!

From another thread you started,

"We're moving house (possibly) into a another rented property."

Pixie5740

itchyextremist wrote: »

No the guttering is the landlords issue, particularly because we live on the top floor of a tenement building. All repairs are to be done by the landlord.

Exactly, repairing guttering is the landlord's responsibility. Cleaning is not repairing. It's possible that since you are in Scotland, there is a factor for the building who should be cleaning the guttering.

itchyextremist wrote: »

Why do you think we are considering moving?!

If you're not tied into a tenancy for any great length of time then move rather than slugging it out with your landlord who isn't very dynamic when it comes to repairs, especially since you think your health is being compromised by the mushrooms. Smoking is ok though.

Bart1

Wow........ If you smoke, you are opted out of all rights relating to health????,,,,

Pixie5740

Bart1 wrote: »

I've been a tenant in a few places and its never even occurred to me that I might be expected to clean the gutters...I didn't even know that was a thing.

Sounds like building matinance rather than "cleaning" to me though

Just because it has never occurred to you doesn't mean to say that it's not your responsibility. In the same way that it's your responsibility to clean the windows but repairs to the windows are the landlord's responsibility (unless you broke the window).

Bart1

Pixie5740 wrote: »

Just because it has never occurred to you doesn't mean to say that it's not your responsibility. In the same way that it's your responsibility to clean the windows but repairs to the windows are the landlord's responsibility (unless you broke the window).

I wouldn't consider cleaning the windows on an ongoing basis my "responsibility" either..... I would Leave them and everything clean at the end of the let, of course

Pixie5740

Bart1 wrote: »

Wow........ If you smoke, you are opted out of all rights relating to health????,,,,

I never said that. I do find it slightly amusing though that someone who smokes inside around other people is concerned about some mushrooms affecting their health though.

Bart1 wrote: »

I wouldn't consider cleaning the windows on an ongoing basis my "responsibility" either..... Leave them and everything clean at the end of the let, of course

I never said anything about cleaning windows on an ongoing basis either, just that it was your responsibility which you acknowledge.

£10 to Shelter Scotland that the OP's landlord is not registered with the local council.

Edit: I've been a bit too generous with my use of "though." Oops