Leaving items in rental property for tenants

brianposter

lookstraightahead said:

As a tenant in the past, if anything was omitted from the inventory I would make a note of it on the inventory. Anything not listed I asked to be moved, or if it was on the understanding that I could 'use' it, I would clarify that if it was broken and needed replacing, the landlord would remove it.

I don't like my home being used as a dumping ground for stuff the landlord doesn't want, disguised as a gift that I have to remove myself at the end of the tenancy,

Including old rusty deckchairs which might be useful (as surely tenants should be grateful for any old tat), spare ornaments, old vacuum cleaners, old microwaves and wardrobes, worst of all old white goods which we all know are costly to dispose of.

Dump it in your own house.

Other people might be delighted to receive these goods. I would probably never buy a microwave but use one regularly if it is available, and my 50 year old cooker was an absolute gem.

lookstraightahead

brianposter said:

lookstraightahead said:

As a tenant in the past, if anything was omitted from the inventory I would make a note of it on the inventory. Anything not listed I asked to be moved, or if it was on the understanding that I could 'use' it, I would clarify that if it was broken and needed replacing, the landlord would remove it.

I don't like my home being used as a dumping ground for stuff the landlord doesn't want, disguised as a gift that I have to remove myself at the end of the tenancy,

Including old rusty deckchairs which might be useful (as surely tenants should be grateful for any old tat), spare ornaments, old vacuum cleaners, old microwaves and wardrobes, worst of all old white goods which we all know are costly to dispose of.

Dump it in your own house.

Other people might be delighted to receive these goods. I would probably never buy a microwave but use one regularly if it is available, and my 50 year old cooker was an absolute gem.

But if it's not on the inventory and it breaks down you have to dispose of it yourself.

I suppose if you agree to it that's up to you, but landlords disguising stuff as gifts is just lazy and penny pinching.

brianposter

lookstraightahead said:

But if it's not on the inventory and it breaks down you have to dispose of it yourself.

I suppose if you agree to it that's up to you, but landlords disguising stuff as gifts is just lazy and penny pinching.

It is hardly difficult to dispose of a microwave, and and an oven which you do not have to clean is not to be sneezed at.

lookstraightahead

brianposter said:

lookstraightahead said:

But if it's not on the inventory and it breaks down you have to dispose of it yourself.

I suppose if you agree to it that's up to you, but landlords disguising stuff as gifts is just lazy and penny pinching.

It is hardly difficult to dispose of a microwave, and and an oven which you do not have to clean is not to be sneezed at.

Why is the cooker not on the inventory?

Annisele

brianposter said:

It is hardly difficult to dispose of a microwave, and and an oven which you do not have to clean is not to be sneezed at.

That depends on your local council, and on whether you have a car.

Other than chucking it into the normal rubbish, I only have two ways of getting rid of a microwave: buy a new one and get(/pay) the retailer to take the old one away; or wait pay £15 for the council to have a think about possibly collecting it in 6 weeks (and probably end up with my £15 refunded, then paid over to the council again and the microwave finally leaving in three months or so).

rexmedorum

without car it can be hard to get rid of properly. and you cna buy one used for £15 or so, so it's hardly a big saving for the tenants

brianposter

So we conclude that the OP should confine her generosity to car-owning tenants ?

lookstraightahead

brianposter said:

So we conclude that the OP should confine her generosity to car-owning tenants ?

I would want to know why the wardrobe isn't on the inventory and why they want to leave a microwave. 
Its probably a really heavy wardrobe that no charity can move but is falling apart, that will cost to get removed by the council.

The microwave possibly isn't Pat tested and isn't covered on the landlords insurance.  Nothing generous here - you can pick up a Pat tested microwave for a few quid from a charity shop.

Generous would be paying the tenant storage costs.

Slithery

rexmedorum said:

without car it can be hard to get rid of properly. and you cna buy one used for £15 or so, so it's hardly a big saving for the tenants

Where can you get a used car for £15?

canaldumidi

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