Tenant is Living in Garage

Sea_Shell

SallyDucati wrote: »

But you also don't know the OPs situaton - it may be that he needs the income to keep his own roof over his head! Also, he could possibly get into legal trouble having someone paying rent and living in a garage, now that he knows it could be a real issue.

I wouldn't mind betting that knowing it's been lived in and doing nothing, could land them in hot water with the LA.

Being complicit in letting it happen, or continue to happen....even worse!!!

Slum Landlord = prison!!???

Davy_Jones_II

I wasn’t suggesting he stay in your garage, don’t you have a sofa he could use, or if you work you could have a rotate, with him sleeping in your bed while you are out.

TR1

The locks have now been changed for about one week.

The garage is full of a variety of things, some personal possessions, clothes, furniture, a couple of old-looking laptops... it's probably all of his worldly possessions. I'm not too fussed about the loss of income from the garage, more concerned with the fact that he is living in the garage and I am letting it to him. As mentioned, I have informed the council and reported it via 101 (incorrectly) to ensure that I am not seen as allowing him to be there. Obviously we also have copies of all correspondence to him via email and letter.

As per someone's advice earlier, we have emailed and written again to ask him to contact us about the collection of his belongings. If we have not heard from him in six weeks, his things are being disposed of. As much as I'd like to help out, we can't store his things indefinitely.

csgohan4

make sure you get proof of posting when you mail, so he can't sue you for being unreasonable

G_M

TR1 wrote: »

.... If we have not heard from him in six weeks, his things are being disposed of. As much as I'd like to help out, we can't store his things indefinitely.

You could put his things into storage.


If/when he turns up, he would have to reimburse you the storage fees. If he does not, you could sell what's needed (laptops etc) to cover the costs. Anything extra you made would be his though.

happy_to_be_here

Is it possible if he’s that hard up he had to sleep in a garage that he’s been incarcerated and that’s why he’s not answering emails?

kinger101

happy_to_be_here wrote: »

Is it possible if he’s that hard up he had to sleep in a garage that he’s been incarcerated and that’s why he’s not answering emails?

You don't get incarcerated for being hard up. To even be held on bail you need to have committed a pretty serious crime.

Please don't conflate poverty, homelessness or bad fortune with criminality.

shortcrust

ripplyuk wrote: »

I don’t have a garage. If I did, and the guy was that desperate, I would let him stay. OP is obviously entitled to evict them but sometimes it’s nice to help someone out if we can. It was just a thought. It’s a garage so it’s not like he’s squatting in their home.

However it’s sounding more like this guy isn’t living there anymore and has just abandoned his stuff.

You could always rent a garage for this bloke to live in? It would only cost you the same as the income the OP is losing so it’s no bigger ask of you than of them. But I’m sure you have a hundred handy reasons why you wouldn’t be able to do something you’re so quick to guilt trip someone else about not doing.

I know it’s all moot as the bloke’s gone but stuff like this drives me mad.