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neighbours light fitting fallen-blaming son

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  • shortcrust
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    If your son wants to crowdfund a laminate floor and big pair of boots I'll definitely chip in.:)
  • charb56
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    the other issue is that they put wood floors in without permission.....
  • zagubov
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    shortcrust wrote: »
    If your son wants to crowdfund a laminate floor and big pair of boots I'll definitely chip in.:)

    I'd contribute towards clogs, tap-dancing lessons and a tuba. :beer:
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  • MEM62
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    charb56 wrote: »
    he is worried he will have to get a lawyer in and just feels completely out of his depth on this when he has done nothing wrong

    Lawyer? Why?

    He is being far too easily intimidated by the owner of the downstairs property. The suggestion that fixtures and fittings of this nature can be disturbed by you son going about his daily life is farcical. He should write a very short letter refuting the claim and stating he will not respond to any further correspondence on the matter unless the claim can be backed up with some evidence.
  • Norman_Castle
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    charb56 wrote: »
    he is worried he will have to get a lawyer in and just feels completely out of his depth on this when he has done nothing wrong
    If he has done nothing wrong he has got nothing to worry about. If the chandelier was fitted securely it wouldn't have come away from the ceiling. The owner needs to complain to whoever fitted it or the current tenants who are far more likely to have dislodged it.

    Advise your son to deny causing damage and avoid any dispute about it as it is literally nothing to do with him.
  • elsien
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    If they're intimidating him, next time they come round and are out of order tell him to call the police if he is feeling threatened. Otherwise as he's already responded I'd just ignore anything else that they send, short of a small claims court. But I really can't see it getting that far.
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  • hazyjo
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    Anyone else visualising Delboy, Rodney and Grandad?


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    hazyjo wrote: »
    Anyone else visualising Delboy, Rodney and Grandad?


    I'm going straight to hell... sorry!


    Yes... Since artful mentioned it in #9. "Brace yourself, Rodney". :rotfl:

    Charb56, I agree this moron downstairs sounds like a bully. He almost certainly knows your son is easily intimidated. The only way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them.

    I suggest he contacts the local council's Anti-Social Behaviour team and asks their advice though he will need proof of his own; a log of incidents, better yet, recordings of them. If he has none, could he record the next time the thug approaches him in anything other than a polite and respectful manner? This can then be used as evidence for the police in the first instance and by the ASB team going forward.

    HTH.
  • ACG
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    No need to go a solicitor involved, just deny any knowledge and refuse to do anything. If your son receives legal documents from court then it might be time to change that stance but until then I would just ignore it.

    To be fair, even if it went to court they still have to prove your son is the guilty party over the tenants or wear and tear.
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  • charb56
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    well he has answered, and he is now blaming the tenant in his flat so presumably trying to find a scapegoat-thanks so much for all your replies!
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