I have an ex tenant who left owing eight months rent and said she would not pay the rent as she wanted to set-off against disrepair.
She says she is on EESA and DLA disability and that's her only source of income.
She says if I sue her for rent arrears she will submit a counterclaim for disrepair which she has been told by a lawyer will wipe out the rent arrears.
What should I do?
Is it expensive going to Court and if she wins, do I have to pay her costs? How long does it all take? Can I represent myself or do I need a lawyer? What does she need to prove in order to succeed in set-off?
She says she is on EESA and DLA disability and that's her only source of income.
She says if I sue her for rent arrears she will submit a counterclaim for disrepair which she has been told by a lawyer will wipe out the rent arrears.
What should I do?
Is it expensive going to Court and if she wins, do I have to pay her costs? How long does it all take? Can I represent myself or do I need a lawyer? What does she need to prove in order to succeed in set-off?
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