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LANDLORD DEDUCTIONMS AT CHECK OUT
PugMum1985
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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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How small? Got a picture?0
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No you cant. You may be able to deduct a portion of that toilet seat but not the full cost after 2 years otherwise it is betterment!
To be honest I would change the toilet seat after each tenancy anyway. I definitely wouldn't be taking £35 off of the deposit and I am shocked your even asking on here.
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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)?3 -
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 !DFW NERD# 1175Proud Member of Sealed Pot Challenge #5 ~ 1479 cashless_wonder~*DEBT FREE & LOVING IT*~
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Landlords eh?1
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thumb nail size but noticeableMeteredOut said:How small? Got a picture?0 -
yes it is clearly not there on check in pics/inventory and there on check out pics/check out reporttheartfullodger 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)?0 -
That isn't what has happened here or similarcashless_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 !0 -
But no picture? Is it bad enough that you will have to replace it, even if you can't deduct the £35?PugMum1985 said:
thumb nail size but noticeableMeteredOut said:How small? Got a picture?0 -
I always replace at start of new tenancyMeteredOut said:
But no picture? Is it bad enough that you will have to replace it, even if you can't deduct the £35?PugMum1985 said:
thumb nail size but noticeableMeteredOut said:How small? Got a picture?
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