Monday, February 14, 2011
Whatever will they try next
Landlord who hung ‘no rent paid’ sign on door is fined
A landlord who barricaded the front door of a tenant's home with a steel barrier and hung a sign on it declaring ‘No rent paid' has been fined after it was claimed his actions amounted to harassment. The tenant had rented the house for eight years, but fled the property after the incident, the Magistrate’s Departmental Court heard. The court heard the 36-year-old landlord put the barrier and sign in place to “let neighbours see†the tenant was behind in her rent. The lawyer said his client owed a mortgage on property which he was using as his “pension planâ€. District Judge Richard Wilson told the landlord he had sympathy for people who feel they are entitled to rent “but you went beyond what was appropriateâ€. The landlord was fined £200 and also had to pay costs of £132.
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mark says:
what is different than a bailiffs sign on the door?
sureseam says:
With hindsight this may be regarded differently.
From past observations the process of actually removing a non-paying tenant has been very, very slow and highly costly. In that context £330 in costs for a tenant to rapidly remove themselves is almost cheap; especially given that the property will be redeployed much sooner.
Not sure I like it tho’ but then – I’m not a landlord.
miken says:
If you treat people badly with no justification then there is always the chance that the person (or friends of that person) will be vengeful. Creating enemies in this world isn’t always a good idea. This tenant had paid up with no problems for 8 years. It is shocking treatment to suddenly lock out what was a good tenant.
Crunchy says:
Now if pensions were not made to be such a needless problem we would not have such a big problem with housing.
I forgot. The banks make huge profits selling mortgages off. It would seem this guy is not the only one who likes a fat pension.
It’s the old Problem Reaction Solution thingy.
Posh Landlord says:
I agree with Mark and Sureseam, seems a bit over the top but it git the result required. Miken a tenant is good as long ad they respect the property and pay. I have a tenant who has been in my property 5 years has continually payed late and owes 5 months rent after numerous calls and emails and notice to quit he is still in the house. The next course of action is court and will the result be any different? Fair play 330 and the house is the landlords again!