Steed Train
Clive Wilson
I recently left a rental property and have now entered a dispute with the landlord who is threatening to take me to a small claims court.
When we moved into the property we noticed a big damp patch on the wall and in the bathroom, we asked someone to take a look at it and a bloke came in and painted over it.
About 8 months later fungus appeared in the bathroom and a brown dust covered all the surfaces. We reported it to her and she got in builders who discovered a dry rot infestation beneath the floor and the bath. The net effect of this was that the entire bathroom had to be removed and lots of floorboards costing her 7000. We could not live in the property for two weeks. We agreed with her after alot of back and forthing that we would not need to pay two weeks rent.
2 months later now we are moving out she is claiming its now our fault the works were so extensive as we did not notify her earlier. She is threatening my deposit and saying she is going to start legal proceedings to reclaim her costs for the work. Does she have a case? I feel like we told her when we moved in and she got it painted over so how can we be liable?
When we moved into the property we noticed a big damp patch on the wall and in the bathroom, we asked someone to take a look at it and a bloke came in and painted over it.
About 8 months later fungus appeared in the bathroom and a brown dust covered all the surfaces. We reported it to her and she got in builders who discovered a dry rot infestation beneath the floor and the bath. The net effect of this was that the entire bathroom had to be removed and lots of floorboards costing her 7000. We could not live in the property for two weeks. We agreed with her after alot of back and forthing that we would not need to pay two weeks rent.
2 months later now we are moving out she is claiming its now our fault the works were so extensive as we did not notify her earlier. She is threatening my deposit and saying she is going to start legal proceedings to reclaim her costs for the work. Does she have a case? I feel like we told her when we moved in and she got it painted over so how can we be liable?