Landlords/Tenants Problems
Landlords/Tenants Problems
- The landlord will be responsible for taking care of any disrepair in the property you are renting.
Disrepair or improvement
- It is necessary for tenants to know what is regarded as disrepair or improvement. It will save money, embarrassment and disputes.
What is improvement
- Improvement is defined as improving the appearance, quality and value of the property.
What is disrepair
- Disrepair is damage to the property that needs to be put right or repaired.
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In your Tenancy Agreement, there should be a term referring to section 11 of the Landlord and Tenants Acts 1985 that the landlord is responsible for carrying out repairs within a reasonable time upon receiving notice
of disrepair from you.
- Broken/leaking toilet and wash hand basins
- Damp/mould caused by structural defects
- Broken/leaking toilet and wash hand basins
- Damp/mould caused by structural defects
- Tenancy Deposit Protection in England and Wales A Guide to the Legislation (extracted from TDS) Tenancy Deposit Schemes
Housing Act 2004 Section 213: Requirements relating to tenancy deposits
- Any tenancy deposit paid to a person in connection with a shorthold tenancy must, as from the time when it is received, be dealt with in accordance with an authorised scheme.
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Where a landlord receives a tenancy deposit in connection with a shorthold tenancy, the initial requirements of an authorised scheme must be complied with by the landlord in relation to the deposit within the period
of 30 days beginning with the date on which it is received.
- Section 213 (1) Any tenancy deposit paid to a person in connection with a shorthold tenancy must, as from the time when it is received, be dealt with in accordance with an authorised scheme.
- For more information on your deposit rights and regulation please visite this website
- General wear and tear. This classify as reasonable use of premises by the tenant and the ordinary operation of natural forces
- Use of the tenancy agreement
- Use the check in and out inventory reports
- Use the pictures or video made on the date of the inventories
- Check your pet(s)(s) agreement if it is a separate close
- Invoices / receipts / estimates and quotations for repairs made
- Proof of rent payment for rent arrears
