A few months ago my landlord sent an eviction notice after I complained about repairs :
leaks from ceiling causing severe mould,
broken toilet,
floors peeling because of water damage,
walls crumbling,
mice,
broken heating and awful drafts from wall damage ( it's literally about the same temperature inside as it is out)
His reason was he wants new tenants to start fresh as he wants to rent the property out to students -I imagine so he can up the rent.
I went to court explaining the situation but I didn't get anywhere.
A month later I started the referencing process on a property but my landlord at first refused to provide a reference when I questioned him he said he changed his mind but said his reference stating i've caused damages to the property! He is now arguing its me that has caused these damages.It's ridiculous since he hasn't entered the property in months and before that I passed every inspection with flying colours in throughout my 6 years of tenancy.
How I was expected to cause damp to my ceiling I don't know ( I'd have had to use a water hose to cause that amount of damage and how I've caused the walls to crumble or broken my heating is beyond me).
I've been putting up with these living conditions for over 6 months after asking the landlord over and over to fix these issues.- in the meantime I have bought out pest control to deal with mice, tried to remove the mold, and purchased a small heater.
This is causing issues when searching for a new home as it looks dodgy not having a landlord provide the reference and it looks even worse if he gives them one stating I caused damages although I clearly have not!!
I'm worried the next stage will be enforcement agents- I surely must have some legal rights? If not please could you let me know of a site that wouldn't require a landlord ref.
leaks from ceiling causing severe mould,
broken toilet,
floors peeling because of water damage,
walls crumbling,
mice,
broken heating and awful drafts from wall damage ( it's literally about the same temperature inside as it is out)
His reason was he wants new tenants to start fresh as he wants to rent the property out to students -I imagine so he can up the rent.
I went to court explaining the situation but I didn't get anywhere.
A month later I started the referencing process on a property but my landlord at first refused to provide a reference when I questioned him he said he changed his mind but said his reference stating i've caused damages to the property! He is now arguing its me that has caused these damages.It's ridiculous since he hasn't entered the property in months and before that I passed every inspection with flying colours in throughout my 6 years of tenancy.
How I was expected to cause damp to my ceiling I don't know ( I'd have had to use a water hose to cause that amount of damage and how I've caused the walls to crumble or broken my heating is beyond me).
I've been putting up with these living conditions for over 6 months after asking the landlord over and over to fix these issues.- in the meantime I have bought out pest control to deal with mice, tried to remove the mold, and purchased a small heater.
This is causing issues when searching for a new home as it looks dodgy not having a landlord provide the reference and it looks even worse if he gives them one stating I caused damages although I clearly have not!!
I'm worried the next stage will be enforcement agents- I surely must have some legal rights? If not please could you let me know of a site that wouldn't require a landlord ref.
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