Been told we have to pay redecorating costs for damp/mould in the hall and bathroom of rental we have moved out of. We reported damp problem throughout tenancy and hounded them to add a fans to bathroom and kitchen.
Do I have any recourse?
Tread **** carefully!
The Bond Holding Company aren’t judges, they are “evidence based” aka thick.
I moved out of a flat complaining about it being freezing cold and damp, which it was.
The LL did me £900 on the bond for redecorating – he had an invoice to say he’d redecorated and I had… well nothing. That was it, case closed, I was and still am completely baffled.
The guy at the bond place even mentioned the LL had done the same to 2 previous tenants.
My ‘case’ went like this:
Me. The Flat is cold and damp, the damp damaged the walls.
LL. No it’s not, you didn’t open the windows.
Me. It was the coldest winter in 80 odd years and the heating didn’t work, not once, in the 12 months I suffered that place.
LL. Yes it does.
Bond People: We’re sorry you can’t agree, could we have your evidence please.
LL. Here’s an invoice (from my Mate) for the exact amount of the bond to repaint a flat – £900.
Me. Erm…
Bond People: case closed.
I’m still angry about it.