My luck with decent tenants has finally run out and I have been landed with the tenant from hell.
The house is at a low to medium specification and priced accordingly. The tenant was well aware that the property was in immaculate condition throughout before they moved in but were also aware that the house was not equipped with modern appliances. However the appliances that were in situ were all in perfect working order. It suited the tenant as they are receivers of rent allowance and did not want to contribute a large sum of their own money towards the rent each month. Happy days or so we thought.
In October, I got a telephone call from the tenant to say there was a problem with the oil central heating.
I called in a plumber whose diagnosis was - there was an airlock in the system, due to the tenant allowing the oil to go too low before replacing the tank with more oil. The plumber said it would take at least €100 worth of oil to fire the boiler to confirm he was correct. The tenant was not in a position to pay the €100 and of course I had to fit the oil bill. The plumber was correct and the problem was all down to the tenant allowing the oil to empty before topping it up.
Without going into a further rigmarole, this has happened on numerous occasions since October and the tenant has allowed me to purchase the oil citing the case of always having no money.
If I refuse, I am told they will get their own plumber and issue me with the bill.
I am also been threatened with Threshold, the Council and Social Welfare.
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And wait for the best, and no this is not a belated April fools, but I am now in receipt of a letter telling me they cannot cook and have been diagnosed malnourished by their Doctor. You could not make this up. [/FONT]
The house is at a low to medium specification and priced accordingly. The tenant was well aware that the property was in immaculate condition throughout before they moved in but were also aware that the house was not equipped with modern appliances. However the appliances that were in situ were all in perfect working order. It suited the tenant as they are receivers of rent allowance and did not want to contribute a large sum of their own money towards the rent each month. Happy days or so we thought.
In October, I got a telephone call from the tenant to say there was a problem with the oil central heating.
I called in a plumber whose diagnosis was - there was an airlock in the system, due to the tenant allowing the oil to go too low before replacing the tank with more oil. The plumber said it would take at least €100 worth of oil to fire the boiler to confirm he was correct. The tenant was not in a position to pay the €100 and of course I had to fit the oil bill. The plumber was correct and the problem was all down to the tenant allowing the oil to empty before topping it up.
Without going into a further rigmarole, this has happened on numerous occasions since October and the tenant has allowed me to purchase the oil citing the case of always having no money.
If I refuse, I am told they will get their own plumber and issue me with the bill.
I am also been threatened with Threshold, the Council and Social Welfare.
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And wait for the best, and no this is not a belated April fools, but I am now in receipt of a letter telling me they cannot cook and have been diagnosed malnourished by their Doctor. You could not make this up. [/FONT]