Joint Tenancy (J&S liability question)

drshadrack

Thanks Molerat

That is the million dollar question!

For the record, it is not me but my daughter who is one of the co-tenants.

Thanks for the pracctical advice.

Guest101

drshadrack wrote: »

Thanks Molerat

That is the million dollar question!

For the record, it is not me but my daughter who is one of the co-tenants.

Thanks for the pracctical advice.

IF it was me, I would pay the rent and then sue the former tenant.

drshadrack

Thanks 101

I do realise that legal action against the defaulting tenant is an option. Just wanted to explore the other options from the timescale perspective.

Now all is clear. Many thanks for your help.

molerat

- they could be evicted in weeks, since s.8 notice in mandatory once 2 months rent is outstanding.

Quite a way to go before the 2 months outstanding point as the underpay is around 1/5th of the total rent and the tenancy ends in around 6 weeks which is why I asked those particular points be clarified.

sourcrates

The Landlord could run out of patience, and escalate this to the High court, at any time, then the boys you see on the telly would be paying them a visit, to recover the full amount from them.

Guest101

molerat wrote: »

Quite a way to go before the 2 months outstanding point as the underpay is around 1/5th of the total rent and the tenancy ends in around 6 weeks which is why I asked those particular points be clarified.

I think you misunderstand, 2 months rent is outstanding once you reach the point of 1 month + £0.01.


They we 2 months behind when it was £1725.01

Guest101

sourcrates wrote: »

The Landlord could run out of patience, and escalate this to the High court, at any time, then the boys you see on the telly would be paying them a visit, to recover the full amount from them.

No he couldn't.


It's not helpful to mislead the OP

sourcrates

Guest101 wrote: »

No he couldn't.


It's not helpful to mislead the OP

Explain to me why not please ?

If a CCJ were to be granted, it can be transferred to the high court very quickly.

molerat

Guest101 wrote: »

I think you misunderstand, 2 months rent is outstanding once you reach the point of 1 month + £0.01.


They we 2 months behind when it was £1725.01

That one could be easily side swerved and I doubt the LL could get a court order in the next 5 weeks anyway. In reality the biggest danger OP and co tenants face is a CCJ after they have left with papers served to last known address.

Guest101

sourcrates wrote: »

Explain to me why not please ?

If a CCJ were to be granted, it can be transferred to the high court very quickly.

If a judgement was handed down, not paid, and the county court felt that enforcement was unlikely they could authorise it.


BUT you said:
"The Landlord could run out of patience, and escalate this to the High court, at any time" - given there's not even been a date for the county court, your comment was hardly helpful