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Access to roof
Grlawl1980
Posts: 3 Newbie
Hi this may seem obvious but want to get an opinion as me and my partner disagree.
We have been renting a house for over 3 years and over time put excess storage in our loft. I recently browsed over our rental contract and I noticed that it states that tenants are not permitted to access the roof.
Does this meant the loft or actually going to the roof from outside the property?
We have been renting a house for over 3 years and over time put excess storage in our loft. I recently browsed over our rental contract and I noticed that it states that tenants are not permitted to access the roof.
Does this meant the loft or actually going to the roof from outside the property?
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Ambiguous.When we let what was our former home, we excluded the "loft" as we kept some of our stuff stored there, but now we have removed our own stuff we have allowed the tenants to use the loft for their own storage.0
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Bear in mind that if the entire property isn't available to the tenants then the landlord is liable for the council tax payments, not the tenant.1
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Please quote the exact words in full.
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ProDave said:Ambiguous.When we let what was our former home, we excluded the "loft" as we kept some of our stuff stored there, but now we have removed our own stuff we have allowed the tenants to use the loft for their own storage.Presumably since the loft was out of bounds, the contents were not on the inventory.What would have happened if some/all your stuff vanished.....?
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It states on the Contract.
Roof
The tenant is not permitted to access the roof.0 -
Roof≠Loft...
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A roof is a roof.A loft is a loft.
unless the tenancy agreement specifically defines 'roof' and / or 'loft' in some way.Denying the tenant access to the roof is a sensible (if unecessary) health and safety clause.
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Though a bit odd, unless it's say a flat roof which people might want to use as a terrace.1
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Thanks for the replies. My partner was convinced this meant the loft hence why I brought it here to get opinions.0
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Well it's possible the landlord thought it meant the loft, or intended it to mean the loft, but in that case he should have written 'loft'!Grlawl1980 said:Thanks for the replies. My partner was convinced this meant the loft hence why I brought it here to get opinions.
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