I rented a property in 2002, from a private landlord, i know it was a long time ago but id like to see if anyone can put my mind at rest over a query.
the house we had was always cold and damp, the electricity we used to try and heat the house cost us a fortune, which we told out LL about.
there was a main drain that was covered because the LL had built a ramp over it, so when a plumber came to look things over he couldnt get access,.
the drains constantly blocked and we had to try and fix it ourselves as the LL woudnt do anything.
the damp was so bad in 1 bedroom, the wall was green and the room stank, we moved everything out and didnt use it again, the bathroom next to it had a cracked tray in the shower, we asked many times for this to be fixed as obviously the water was escaping everywhere which made things worse.
when we left our LL kept our deposit , saying it was because of the dampness we had created, saying that she had to pay someone to have it all fixed, we asked for recipts but never got any.
Was she right to keep our deposit when there was a dampness problem when we moved in and it got worse, we phoned and wrote letters to her so many times asking for it to be fixed.
Even if she was wrong in keeping it, is it now to late to do anything?
Thankyou for any advice
the house we had was always cold and damp, the electricity we used to try and heat the house cost us a fortune, which we told out LL about.
there was a main drain that was covered because the LL had built a ramp over it, so when a plumber came to look things over he couldnt get access,.
the drains constantly blocked and we had to try and fix it ourselves as the LL woudnt do anything.
the damp was so bad in 1 bedroom, the wall was green and the room stank, we moved everything out and didnt use it again, the bathroom next to it had a cracked tray in the shower, we asked many times for this to be fixed as obviously the water was escaping everywhere which made things worse.
when we left our LL kept our deposit , saying it was because of the dampness we had created, saying that she had to pay someone to have it all fixed, we asked for recipts but never got any.
Was she right to keep our deposit when there was a dampness problem when we moved in and it got worse, we phoned and wrote letters to her so many times asking for it to be fixed.
Even if she was wrong in keeping it, is it now to late to do anything?
Thankyou for any advice
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