Guys
The girlfriend was renting a room to someone for a few months and he has just moved out. He was a complete cock and basically he still is.
Now, a bit of background.
She took a deposit off him and when he left he left his room in a shit hole and she had to clean it and took off £25 from his deposit. Which, IMO is too little.
Gfriend didnt hear anything and then got a letter from a letting agent for a reference. She was reluctant as she didnt like how he treated her house. So, rather than write in she phoned. He paid on time, no problems however he was messy and left the room in a state.
Today, gfriend gets a text of this toss pot saying
Can I have a copy of my deposit protection certificate and tenancy contract agreement? Blah blah insert some moaning here
So, nows shes in a tizz as she doesnt have a deposit protection cert. Ive dug about on tinterweb and found out if she is just renting a room she doesnt need one. Furry muff, now she has a copy of the contract, which is ok. She offered a copy of it when he first moved in which he declined.
So, does she have to by law provide this to him now hes gone? I know what the silly ****er is doing, hell try and find something to get a few quid back.
It says on the contract that the room should be left in the state he found out etc. General contract stuff.
****ing drug head ****er he is.
I'd ignore. Ultimately he could get an order for her to produce it from court but it's never going that far.
She didn't need to protect the deposit. The tenant does not understand the law. The tenant cannot have a assured shorthold tenancy as he was renting a room, therefore the landlord does not have to protect the deposit.
If you click my name, its all there.
Happy to advise further, but you'll have to email me. mail in my profile
Steves the man for this.
The tenent is just being an awkward arse and has got an idea to cuse her trouble but has the wrong end of the stick
Ignore.
as above, the deposit protection scheme is only applicable in an AST, which only exists if the landlord doesn't live on-site. If the landlord does live on-site, he's a lodger and has next to no rights. Ignore, if the deposit -£25 has been given back, he'll just drop it in time
Offer to provide a copy of the contract for "reasonable cost" of £15 (time, photocopying of her copy of the contract, registered postage, envelope etc.) He'll soon clear off...
Aye I thought about that Johni.
Steve - you have mail 🙂
Geez all this over £25
