Tenancy Agreement - not allowed to dry clothes inside

Sharon87

That is a stupid clause. If it's a washer/dryer those combined things never dry clothes properly anyway! Also some clothes can't be tumble dried!

I understand the worry about damp, but I've always dried clothes inside and never had an issue, I usually dry clothes in a well ventilated area.

If the landlord finds out just play ignorance on the clause, or say you forgot about that clause. Hope the rest of the tenancy goes ok, I know if some landlords have little issues at the beginning then they could be a nightmare. Either that or they've had issues in the past and have to be really cautious about future tenancies.

Tigsteroonie

As others say, you have to be caught for any action to be taken I'd go for changing the lock barrels (keeping the originals to replace at the end of your tenancy) so that the landlord cannot access without your fore-knowledge (not that they should anyway) and dry indoors to your heart's content

sharp910sh

Thank you, as I risk losing out on the holding deposit for a nice property I have decided I will sign it. And try not to get caught. I will buy a dehumidifier which should help the process.

As I have said before I have never had an issue before with damp due to drying clothes indoors, so I will continue to do so.

Oh I made the case about not all clothes can be tumble dried, the agents response was to dry clean it.... HA!

I better start saving up so I do not have to be dependent on backward landlords who think they run the law.

wjr4

I had that in my tenancy agreement too although they hasn't even provided a tumble dryer so I had no other choice but to dry them inside! We bought a few dehumidifiers from home bargains and made sure the flat was well ventilated and we were fine.. well, nobody has contacted us saying it wasn't fine!

Mr.Generous

get a decent dehumidifier, cheaper than a tumble drier. Landlord will only really care about you not causing mold / damage. It is a ridiculous clause, in reality we all dry some clothes indoors some of the time.

Pixie5740

sharp910sh wrote: »

Would a court issue an eviction notice due to drying in the property even if there is no damage?

A landlord doesn't need a reason to issue a Section 21 notice and provided it was issued correctly (deposit protected correctly etc) there's no defence against it. So if you're caught your landlord could issue a Section 21. Then again he could issue a Section 21 just because he doesn't like the cut of your jib or there's a full moon.

I dry clothes indoors using clothes horses and I've never had an issue with mould inside.

melanzana

Remember to hide the clothes airer under the bed if an inspection is booked!

Heated clothes airers are great, and very cheap to run.

I would use a humidifier aswell.

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/21736/Dry%3ASoon-3-Tier-Heated-Tower-Airer

Mr.Generous

melanzana wrote: »

Remember to hide the clothes airer under the bed if an inspection is booked!

Heated clothes airers are great, and very cheap to run.

I would use a humidifier aswell.

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/21736/Dry%3ASoon-3-Tier-Heated-Tower-Airer

I'd use a dehumidifier rather than a humidifier if i were you :rotfl:

G_M

It is very common for leases in blocks of flats to have clauses prohibiting drying outside. So the owner of the flat (your landlord) has a duty to ensure that whoever lives in his flat abides by the lease. So he puts a similar clause into the tenancy agreement.

Very sensible of him.

as others have pointed out, this encourages people to dry their clothes over radiators/over the bath instead and this can lead to damp and mold in the flat. Hence he very wisely provides a dryer (yes, seperate dryers are more efficient thant combined!) and puts in a clause requiring its use.

If you ignore this, and mould results, you will be liable.

sharp910sh

I am not worried about section 21, worst case we leave, but I know landlord love tenants who stay for a long time (Assuming there is no damage).

I guess I will get a dehumidifier and put the clothes in the spare room to 99% guarantee there is no damage. But I haven't had an issue for the place I have been living at for 18 months. No mould at all and I always dry my clothes inside during the whole year.