Tenant problem

m0bov

If the landlord is aware of the drug taking and fails to take action, the free holder could take them to court.

Comms69

m0bov said:

If the landlord is aware of the drug taking and fails to take action, the free holder could take them to court.

Just curious on this, can you link legislation?

m0bov

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/38/section/8

Comms69

m0bov said:

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/38/section/8

thanks, would the freeholder thereby not also be liable?

Grumpy_chap

Wanderingpomm said:

Grumpy_chap said:

I think it is possession that is illegal, not the smoking.

How do you smoke something if you don’t actually possess it? Does someone else hold the joint and you leave over and inhale?

That is an odd image in my mind now, like something from a cartoon.

I wonder if the OP can update us on how the viewings went?  The flat could be sold by now.

Durban

Comms69 said:

Durban said:

Police have no powers to enter a property without a warrant and I can assure you very few police forces will be obtaining a warrant for someone smoking weed in their own property.

Obviously if he is dealing or the property is being used as a drugs den , that will be a different matter

If you're trying to sell , don't make waves because as soon as you start going down the official route - ie  calling police , councils , etc you will have to declare this when you sell and this will put people off 

I mean the police have lots of powers to enter without a warrant, but i agree that there is no chance the police will take any notice of someone smoking weed in their own home. Most wont even bother with discreet street smoking.

Yes , I worded that  wrongly.  They do , for example , for risk to life  other reasons.

They have no power to enter the property without a warrant on a suspicion that someone is smoking weed inside there.

And yes , it is unpleasant and anti social but the police really do not have the resources or the inclination to deal with it. If it were to be reported , it would go nowhere.  It would be logged down for information and nothing would happen.

You would then have to declare this when you sell the property