Comments on: And While I’m At It

By: gingerpixel

gingerpixel — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:10:02 +0000

From Matt.

Goddam it Bob where were you when I still had a key?

By: Omaniblog

Omaniblog — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 17:37:32 +0000

OH, it is good to hear that you had a satisfactory ending. Your advice is excellent and I’ll remember it when we come to move out of our rented place soon.

I slipped up by not taking photos on day one but the place we moved into was pristine. My concern is: what is fair wear and tear? I must dig my contract out.

As for whether I am refreshed after the holiday: no. It was hard in the sun with two ill people. One week isn’t long enough but, in an oven, it is enough. The main thing is that it was different from everyday life. I’ll draw on that, I hope.

Good to read you again.

By: Ann

Ann — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:27:02 +0000

I can’t believe the landlady is jerking you around like this. Best of luck in recouping your deposit.

By: John of Dublin

John of Dublin — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:41:20 +0000

That landlady is making my blood boil. She doesn’t know how lucky she is with such good tenants.

By: Cybez

Cybez — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 11:18:25 +0000

In Norn Iron if people can’t get Legal Aid “gun hire” works out cheaper. I reckon it’s a bit messier and not that good for the eardrums.It creates more problems like what to do with the body.

Hopefully you get everything sorted out soon as these things dragging on might ruin the summer a bit for you.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:35:11 +0000

Wash the blinds? That would be my que to load the attic with dead fish.

By: gingerpixel

gingerpixel — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:07:36 +0000

Thanks Ann, I’m glad your brother got his money back. I think it’s true that a lot of landlords who do this are chancing their arm in the hopes we give up. I have a friend of the family who is also a property lawyer so I will be ringing her straight away if the deposit is delayed anymore.

Welcome back from your holliers Omani…did it recharge the batteries? I don’t know if I’ll publish the name of the landlady…much as I’d love to I’m a big chicken. Thanks for the info on the interest…I had no idea…she’s such a skinflint that might be just the kind of leverage we could use.

By: omaniblog

omaniblog — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 12:39:24 +0000

As soon as you get your deposit back, I hope youÂ´ll publicise the name of the landlord, so that others can be warned.

That is disgraceful conduct. You are entitled to charge interest on the money from the day on which it was due to you. I think you should point this out to the landlord.

By: Ann

Ann — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 18:10:28 +0000

Don’t know how things work over here, but I’ve found in the past in the States that a nice, succinct letter that laid out what the law was and what the remedies were, followed by a not-so-veiled threat that those remedies were going to be pursued was always enough to get the deposit back double-quick.

My brother had a landlord who remodeled the apartment after he and his roommate moved out. When my brother asked for the deposit back, the landlord refused because he’d used it for the remodeling. This landlord was apparently under the misapprehension that deposit money was actually a special landlord home improvement fund.

I spent an hour in the library looking up the law and then wrote up a letter for my brother to send. My brother had his money back within 24 hours of the guy getting the letter. Some landlords honestly don’t know and some just hope that you don’t know what to do and just slink away quietly.

Best of luck in your quest! Let us know how it goes.

By: gingerpixel

gingerpixel — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 15:34:30 +0000

No, I didn’t, and I’m kicking myself because I did think about it at the time.