which idiot gave tenants rights?

As a tenant, the landlord has no rights going through his bins or flat etc ? I agree when theyre paying the rent, once the stop that so does their rights IMO.

Your bro will get nothing.

Personally I would find the guy and deal with him. I'd also find out what car he drives and slowly over time damage things that he can't claim for on insurance.

Originally Posted by specialone

As a tenant, the landlord has no rights going through his bins or flat etc ? I agree when theyre paying the rent, once the stop that so does their rights IMO.

If only you made the rules pal we then may live in a logical place, as it stands no such luck.

Originally Posted by specialone

As a tenant, the landlord has no rights going through his bins or flat etc ? I agree when theyre paying the rent, once the stop that so does their rights IMO.

Andy was only saying about the bin cos of personal details I think. But yeh, he's evicted, fair game to go through flat.

Can't understand people like this. Happens all the time unfortunately!

This sort of thing really gets my goat - WTF is wrong with some people?!! And WTF is wrong with the law that allows it?!

Von Teese had a similar problem a couple of years ago, and ended up gutting the house plus being a good few grand out of pocket.

Of course everyone should have rights (and I know a fair few tenants who have been shaftet by landlords), but not when those rights are at the expense of others.

Tim, I hope your bro gets it all sorted out and rented out to someone decent again soon!

[Biker Biggles]

Very common this.Its because the law is so weak and slanted towards the tenant.The result is that landlords sometimes feel the need to resort to strongarm tactics and who can blame them?The other effect is that rents are far higher than they need to be because this sort of damage has to be recouped from someone.Cant get it from the scrote so the other tenants have to pay.It needs to be made a criminal matter to trash a rented property for starters.

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

Andy was only saying about the bin cos of personal details I think. But yeh, he's evicted, fair game to go through flat.

Can't understand people like this. Happens all the time unfortunately!

Thats was the point i was getting at.
The rest of the flat is fair game tho, as your clearing and collecting personal effects

[TamSV]

Tim, probably don't need to tell you to change the locks.

I had similar a number of years ago - all the furniture nicked, couch had been set on fire , they'd cr*pped on the floor etc.

I changed one of the two door locks and mid-way through repairs I found out they had been trying to get back in with keys they'd kept. Presumably to re-trash the place.

When I was flat hunting, I was shown around a flat where this sort of thing had happened. The young lady who'd lived there had been wild and partying (though I'd imagine she wasn't Ke$ha) and had basically been kicked out of demolishing the place. There were no turds on the floor but it wasn't much better than that, and I wasn't too impressed with the estate agent for showing it to me in that state!

Later, when I did find a flat, one of the guys in a downstairs flat set the couch on fire (by mistake) and stank the whole house out, never mind the damage caused. Somehow, he wasn't chucked out.

So yes, plonkers, basically.

Rent unfurnished, scrotes that move from place to place trashing as they go, generally don't have their own furniture, or can't afford to buy it.

Make the place look brand new, but using the cheapest of floor coverings (2.99 sq mtr foam backed carpet) and lots of bargain bucket magnolia paint, but then hike the rent and the security deposit up a bit. Scrotes don't care about the decor, and won't look at it 'cos it's more expensive than the crummy flat next door, but a tenant who is likely to look after it will be attracted by nice decor, and will be prepared to pay a bit more for a nice flat. It also gives you absolutely no argument when the tenant leaves as to what state the place was in if you can put "carpets - newly fitted in 2011" and "decor - freshly redecorated" on the inventory, and you haven't left much else behind to argue about if unfurnished.

Also, you can run a credit report on somebody online for just a few quid, if they pay their bills and watch that they don't borrow what they can't afford, it's a good indicator they will likely be a good tenant who pays the rent and looks after the place, much I suspect, like the old guy that lived there the last 15 years.

I'm in a rented house now, and all the gloss work has been washed down with an abrasive cream cleaner, and I've painted about half the house so far at my own expense (cheap magnolia is only £1 a litre, so each room costs a few quid and a few hours of my time) and it's looking a lot better than it was when we moved in, it's looking new again (6yr old house). I don't mind doing it because it's me that's getting the benefit of living in a nice environment. Scrotes don't give a ****, so as much as you can avoid it, don't rent to them.