Landlord rights

MenInBlack

Grumpy_chap said:

MenInBlack said:

I'm not sure what illegal activities are going on. She received something from the council asking questions about the tenant.

I have advised her to respond to the council with any info she can give. 

What did she receive from the Council and what were the questions?

Probably best not to respond, or certainly not without taking proper legal advice.  She does not want to be deemed an "accessory" or tacitly supporting whatever illegal activity there is (if any).

We had a property once where the neighbours just did not like the tenant and there were repeated complaints received form the neighbours.  On one occasion, the Council phoned me and said they'd received reports of the tenant abusing their child at the property, what did I know about it?  I simply advised, honestly, that I knew nothing, had no access to the property as the tenant enjoys peaceful occupation and to pursue normal enquiries they would based on such reports through the appropriate departments in the Council Social Services / Child Protection teams and that the Council should report tp the Police if appropriate for urgent enforcement.  Never heard any more of it.

I haven't got the email as she hasn't sent it to me. It's stating that the tenant has vacated the property and asking what date he left. I think the email is also asking for a corresponding address for him.

I will see if I can get the email from her and post it on here. 

RAS

If he has left the property, how does that tie in with his tenancy? Has the fixed term ended? Is he paying rent?

She needs to be very careful as illegal eviction ca be a serious matter; she can't assume his absence means he's abandoned the tenancy.