Sorry, I missed your point.A dwelling let by or to a public body is exempt from the RTA 2004. I am sure that the Longford Co Co consider themselves a public body.
That is the very point that I am making that the same rules and standards should apply across the board for private and public bodies.
Like any government bodies, they are a law unto themselves in any case, so why make laws for them - even if we commoners have to obey.
I feel guilty having cooked meals until i know what happened in the faulty cooker saga.
What news?
Im sure those of you on tender hooks about this will be happy to hear that I got electrician out and its now sorted. Loose live wire behind the switch on the wall.
I paid it and will be deducting it from the rent, plus a handling fee for the hassle involved and time taken.
Thanks for all the constructive advice, not the rest, you know who you are.
Get the appliance fixed, and then deduct it from the rent, sending him a registered letter explaining what you've done, with the receipt.
Would you not share the cost with the other tenants (ie, you all deduct some from your rent?).
I have to say, I wouldnt be staying in this place if I were you, the other tenants dont seem to care about a basic standard of living and the landlord is willing to leave you without a way to cook so why stay?
I dont really know why youre charging a handling fee, how much hassle was involved in phoning an electrician? Plus it only went on so long because you refused to resolve it sooner!
Handling Fee is rather dodgy in my mind. But you seem only to want to hear what you want to hear, so probably pointless in posting this.
I am with Chrisboy on this. You are there two years so must be fairly happy, some landlords tend to operate on a who shouts loudest basis. He should have no issue if you are reasonable as suggested above.
Re: handling fee, I just dont think its fair that he gets away scot free ignoring us and washing his hands of any responsibility on the house.
That may not be immediately. Until im gone (may be few months) he will get away scot free, and it will be up to people left (I assume) to rent the room as they leased the whole house.
Yeah he knows one guy moved out two years ago and I moved in. We got a new lease and there is only one name of the three on the it. I wouldnt really call it subletting, unless my understanding of the term is wrong.
We all pay the same rent, who he deals with (IMO) shouldnt matter. Me simply moving (again IMO) seems a cop-out that allows his poor behaviour to permeate to anyone else who moves in. Also, the apartment is handy and nice so immediately moving out wasnt wouldnt be my first choice.
Me simply moving (again IMO) seems a cop-out that allows his poor behaviour to permeate to anyone else who moves in.
He isn't getting away scot free, he is paying for the repair of the appliance in the nice handy apartment that you are renting. I would be deducting your handling charge from your deposit if I was your landlord.
If they sublet to you, is this why the landlord did not jump to repair the cooker? Presumably the landlord wont deal with a non leaseholder? Does the landlord know about the sublet?
You seem to have a strong desire to punish the landlord for not being a good landlord. I dont really understand this, if I dont like how my landlord does business, I move. Life is too short to be trying to punish someone who didnt get your cooker fixed quick enough.
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