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PugMum1985
PugMum1985 Posts: 21 Forumite
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edited 17 April at 3:50PM in House buying, renting & selling
I rent out a house. I installed a new loo seat £35 2yrs ago at start of tenancy. On check out, theres a small chip from the loo seat. Can I seek to deduct £35 from the deposit? Going by TDS, it isnt "betterment" as was new at start of tenancy. And isn't wear & tear. But it doesn't deem it unuseable. 
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  • MeteredOut
    MeteredOut Posts: 1,441 Forumite
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    How small? Got a picture?
  • theartfullodger
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    edited 17 April at 4:04PM
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    You can request, tenant may decline to agree.  You and they have the option of the scheme dispute process.

    Are there full (both in and out ) inventories, with photos, inside and out, all signed & agreed by tenant showing among other things the seat without chip?

    How could you prove it wasn't a manufacturing defect (or something you did)?
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    I had a landlord try to charge me for a replaced toilet seat, when we moved in the seat had a crack clear through it so we pointed it out & it was noted on the inventory. A week of pinched behinds later we replaced it. On move out they tried to charge us for not returning the thunderbox with the orginal move in seat ! 
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  • theartfullodger
    theartfullodger Posts: 14,662 Forumite
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    Landlords eh?  
  • PugMum1985
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    MeteredOut said:
    How small? Got a picture?
    thumb nail size but noticeable
  • PugMum1985
    PugMum1985 Posts: 21 Forumite
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    theartfullodger said:
    You can request, tenant may decline to agree.  You and they have the option of the scheme dispute process.

    Are there full (both in and out ) inventories, with photos, inside and out, all signed & agreed by tenant showing among other things the seat without chip?

    How could you prove it wasn't a manufacturing defect (or something you did)?
    yes it is clearly not there on check in pics/inventory and there on check out pics/check out report
  • PugMum1985
    PugMum1985 Posts: 21 Forumite
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    cashless_wonder said:
    I had a landlord try to charge me for a replaced toilet seat, when we moved in the seat had a crack clear through it so we pointed it out & it was noted on the inventory. A week of pinched behinds later we replaced it. On move out they tried to charge us for not returning the thunderbox with the orginal move in seat ! 
    That isn't what has happened here or similar
  • MeteredOut
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    PugMum1985 said:
    MeteredOut said:
    How small? Got a picture?
    thumb nail size but noticeable
    But no picture? Is it bad enough that you will have to replace it, even if you can't deduct the £35?
  • PugMum1985
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    MeteredOut said:
    PugMum1985 said:
    MeteredOut said:
    How small? Got a picture?
    thumb nail size but noticeable
    But no picture? Is it bad enough that you will have to replace it, even if you can't deduct the £35?
    I always replace at start of new tenancy
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