Deposit and forced entry by emergency services

moneyistooshorttomention

That has actually got me thinking that, if there were that many incidents like this (ie of tenant trying to get someone else to bear their costs for them like this) whether landlords might start getting would-be tenants to fill in similar forms to those people have to fill in when starting some fitness classes.

I've certainly had to fill in a form like that more than once before now on joining some fitness classes. As I recall, there have been questions about specific ailments and query about general state of health. Racking my brain as to what exactly those questions were now - as I just tick my way through all the "no" boxes, sign and hand back each time.

I don't think any laws would be broken by asking a few specific questions about physical and mental health and finishing with a general query about "To the best of your knowledge - do you have any health issues that might impact on others ever (eg infectious illnesses, occasional violent outbursts?") and a final question about "Should you ever suffer a health emergency and it becomes clear that you need immediate assistance, then do you authorise the Emergency Services to gain access to assist you should it prove necessary?" That way - the tenant would be free to tick either the yes or no box to that question and this whole issue couldn't arise (ie because they would presumably have ticked the "yes" box). If they ticked the "no" box - then everyone else's backs would be covered for not taking the default option and coming to their assistance.

The "occasional violent outbursts" would cover the sort of incident I have encountered before of someone not taking their medication for schizophrenia and busting the place up - whilst not intruding on someone who just quietly took to their bed because of depression for instance. Just purely and simply restricting that question to asking whether they might ever affect others in some way because of the illness.

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moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

That has actually got me thinking that, if there were that many incidents like this (ie of tenant trying to get someone else to bear their costs for them like this) whether landlords might start getting would-be tenants to fill in similar forms to those people have to fill in when starting some fitness classes.

I've certainly had to fill in a form like that more than once before now on joining some fitness classes. As I recall, there have been questions about specific ailments and query about general state of health. Racking my brain as to what exactly those questions were now - as I just tick my way through all the "no" boxes, sign and hand back each time.

You do realise those questions are for the sake of your safety, not the gym's bank balance! Its not to make sure they never have to bother calling an ambulance out its to check that its safe for you to perform all the activities in the class.

fed_up_and_stressed

silvercar wrote: »

You wouldn't know the tenant's health status unless you planned to breach the tenant's right to "quiet enjoyment" by inspecting without consent and notice.

It was a joke btw

Also if the emergency services had battered down the door and the tenant was obviously a corpse i can't imagine he'd be in a position to sue to loss of quiet enjoyment ! :rotfl: