Day in the Life of Bob - LL won't do repairs

bobwilson

DoaM wrote: »

That's an easy one - change the locks, and don't give the LL a key (but give one to the LA). Change them back at the end of the tenancy.

Wouldn't have helped unfortunately, since he regularly used his key to access the fire escape to jump onto the roof from the public hallway & down onto our apartment's private roof terrace. The roof terrace went all the way around our apartment surrounded by floor to ceiling windows & doors.

He would peer through all the glass walls from our own private roof terrace & stare at us (naked or otherwise!) in our bedrooms, the lounge, kitchen, dining area, and bathroom... and if we had the patio doors open, he'd walk in! :rotfl:

If he was a nice friendly chap it might have been comical, but he was aggressive & rude, looked at us like he was angry we're in his flat & he'd often turn up several times a week with a group of people unannounced, just to "show around" his friends or family.

Good try though.

Not sure how this helps tenants who can't afford to hire a locksmith to replace the front door locks, which, depending on the door & lock isn't always a cheap venture!

bobwilson

ThumbRemote wrote: »

Get one of these: https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Window-Treatments/Company-Anywhere-Portable-Blackout-Suction/B00BKZLWBU

Absolutely amazing product.

Actually tried this in the past- they keep coming off! Tried with water as well, no use.. I noticed a lot of 1 star reviews in that link of people who say the same thing Thanks for trying though

DoaM

bobwilson wrote: »

Not sure how this helps tenants who can't afford to hire a locksmith to replace the front door locks, which, depending on the door & lock isn't always a cheap venture!

It's not often that locks on rental places are weird and wonderful ... they're mostly one of the standard types and easily swapped out by someone handy with a screwdriver.

ThumbRemote

bobwilson wrote: »

Actually tried this in the past- they keep coming off! Tried with water as well, no use.. I noticed a lot of 1 star reviews in that link of people who say the same thing Thanks for trying though

We bought one about 8 years ago when our son was a baby - it was in use in his room until about last year. It was so good we bought a second one for holidays and weekends away. Never had a problem with either coming off the windows.