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candles in rented property
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When I was a student there were clauses in the tenancy agreements for both the halls of residence and the shared house I lived in prohibiting candles.
Did anyone take a blind bit of notice? No.
Did we get busted by the candle police? No.0 -
Well - re-decorating tomorrow is an option of course - provided OP is good at decorating and covers the cost herself:)0
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Love a burning Yankee candle while the kids are in bed.
Just use common sense.0 -
If you end up needing to redecorate after burning a few candles then you're doing something wrong.0
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fairy_lights wrote: »If you end up needing to redecorate after burning a few candles then you're doing something wrong.
Agreed. I think it would come under fair wear & tear.
We've been here 7 years and the walls in the living room - what's left of them after serious rebuild- are still perfecctly acceptable, although they'd show up less good if we painted the same colour alongside.
That's 7 years wood-burner + very serious use of tea lights/candles by OH every winter.0 -
fairy_lights wrote: »If you end up needing to redecorate after burning a few candles then you're doing something wrong.
Exactly. If people are noticing discolouring on walls and ceiling after burning candles then it sounds as though they need to trim their wicks or are buying cheap & nasty candles.0 -
My TA has a clause about candles as well as one about not leaving the house with the washing machine on.0
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Bonfire_Bride wrote: »Love a burning Yankee candle while the kids are in bed.
Just use common sense.
:eek: With your username? :eek:You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you can't pick your friend's nose.0 -
Your signature is "Life's too short for wasting on ifs and might have beens..........." which seems appropriate to this question!catmulogen wrote: »Hi. Am interested if landlords add a clause to their tenany agreements saying candles cannot be used & if this would be enforceable? Thanks
Nonetheless:
Yes, the clause is often included though not usually.
Yes, it is enforcible.
As suggested, enforcement is obviously difficult since a tenat could remove all evidence of candles when a landlord inspects, but that is a matter of proof, not liabiliy.
Biggest risks are
* if there's a fire and the fire brigade blame candle use as the cause landlord and/or his insurer could sue the tenant for costs due to the tenancy breach
* if there's damage at the end of the tenancy that can be indicated to have been caused by candles, LL could claim costs0
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