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Access to roof
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Can a landlord lock double doors onto a flat roof at the top of a building. The doors can be found by going up a spiral stair case from within the flat. The roof offers no fire escape protection, the landlord just doesn't want the tenants accessing the flat roof.
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Does the tenancy agreement include access to the roof?. Have you asked the landlord?. What have they said?.0
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If it's not a fire escape and it's not mentioned as being available in your tenancy agreement, then yes, the landlord can deny access. Perhaps he's had trouble with previous tenants partying on the roof and potentially causing damage to it.
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Is the roof part of the flat or part of the communal building?0
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Probably to prevent some idiot falling off and making a claim also.Official MR B fan club,dont go............................0
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Can a landlord lock double doors onto a flat roof at the top of a building. The doors can be found by going up a spiral stair case from within the flat. The roof offers no fire escape protection, the landlord just doesn't want the tenants accessing the flat roof.
In that case, do you have any reason to go up there?0 -
Are you a tenant, or a leaseholder?
If the former, read your tenancy agreement.
If the latter, read your lease.0 -
Isn't that only the case if the garage is separate from the rest of the property.
I wouldn't have thought the LL could exclude part of a property without mention in the agreement.
An agreement doesn't list you have access to the dining room or toilet etc so why would it have to include mention of the roof, if part of the property and the agreement doesn't say it's excluded then it should e available for use. Not the other way around.If it's not a fire escape and it's not mentioned as being available in your tenancy agreement, then yes, the landlord can deny access. Perhaps he's had trouble with previous tenants partying on the roof and potentially causing damage to it.
It's the same as if there was a locked garage that was not mentioned as being available to you.
Really! I could list more than 10 good reasons why someone would want access to a flat roof.In that case, do you have any reason to go up there?0 -
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I can't see why a landlord wouldn't be allowed to deny access to the flat roof, especially when it's not part of the let property. I would consider it responsible of him to do so if it isn't designed to have people on and therefore should only be used for access to complete repairs, if there was risk of damaging the roof or someone having an accident.Don't listen to me, I'm no expert!0
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