Hi
I'm taking my tenant to court on Friday via the section 8 route. I believe everything is in order.
My query relates to the tenant calling the council's environmental health department for issues I was never informed about.
The tenant is obviously trying to stay in the property for as long as possible.
Here is what the council emailed me and my replies:
Excess Cold – no fixed heating, no hot water supply to the kitchen sink and wash hand basin
A. heaters were supplied when the tenancy started. We have not been informed otherwise by the tenant.
A. There is hot water supply to the journey sink and bathroom sink, there is hot water tank supplying both sinks.
· Damp and Mould – leak from flat above into bathroom light fitting causing electrics to fuse.
A. We have not been informed about a leak.
· Entry by intruders – The tenant does not have a key to lock the communal front door.
A. The communal door is the freeholders, it is not within our jurisdiction to replace a communal door. The tenants actual front door is secure with both a yale and deadlock.
I followed up my email with a telephone call explaining that I wasn't made aware of any of the issues raised in the email and that I am more than willing to rectify them.
I also explained that the tenant hasn't answered calls our messages for the last 3 months.
What implications will this have on the court hearing?
I'm taking my tenant to court on Friday via the section 8 route. I believe everything is in order.
My query relates to the tenant calling the council's environmental health department for issues I was never informed about.
The tenant is obviously trying to stay in the property for as long as possible.
Here is what the council emailed me and my replies:
Excess Cold – no fixed heating, no hot water supply to the kitchen sink and wash hand basin
A. heaters were supplied when the tenancy started. We have not been informed otherwise by the tenant.
A. There is hot water supply to the journey sink and bathroom sink, there is hot water tank supplying both sinks.
· Damp and Mould – leak from flat above into bathroom light fitting causing electrics to fuse.
A. We have not been informed about a leak.
· Entry by intruders – The tenant does not have a key to lock the communal front door.
A. The communal door is the freeholders, it is not within our jurisdiction to replace a communal door. The tenants actual front door is secure with both a yale and deadlock.
I followed up my email with a telephone call explaining that I wasn't made aware of any of the issues raised in the email and that I am more than willing to rectify them.
I also explained that the tenant hasn't answered calls our messages for the last 3 months.
What implications will this have on the court hearing?
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