Amanda
28-04-2005, 09:41 AM
Hello again,
As we all know, i am a bit of a fusspot and like to make sure i give correct advice at all times, so here goes.
I recently put a slightly dithery older lady tenant into a flat which is owned by another old and slightly dithery landlady. She is managing the property herself but called to ask my advice.
Basically, the tenant recently locked herself into the communal entrance hall. The landlady couldn't open the door from the ouside with a key. She asked her if the little catch on the inside had been moved, the tenant said no.
So the landlady called a locksmith thinking something was wrong with the lock. As soon as he arrived, he again asked about the catch on the inside and the tenant said yes, she could now see it and disengaged it. Voila, the door opened.
My landlady has now received a bill for £88 from the locksmith and she feels the tenant ought to pay, but as they are both quite old the landlady doesn't want to ask her if she's not entitled to. Basically, the tenant was being a bit of an idiot and she could have saved the landlady from calling out the locksmith had she engaged her brain (and the lock).
Can the landlady ask for the cost of the locksmith to be paid by the tenant?
Sorry its a bit longwinded and probably a bit of a nonsense, but my landlady is quite concerned and i'd like to be able to alleviate her worries.
Thank you!
As we all know, i am a bit of a fusspot and like to make sure i give correct advice at all times, so here goes.
I recently put a slightly dithery older lady tenant into a flat which is owned by another old and slightly dithery landlady. She is managing the property herself but called to ask my advice.
Basically, the tenant recently locked herself into the communal entrance hall. The landlady couldn't open the door from the ouside with a key. She asked her if the little catch on the inside had been moved, the tenant said no.
So the landlady called a locksmith thinking something was wrong with the lock. As soon as he arrived, he again asked about the catch on the inside and the tenant said yes, she could now see it and disengaged it. Voila, the door opened.
My landlady has now received a bill for £88 from the locksmith and she feels the tenant ought to pay, but as they are both quite old the landlady doesn't want to ask her if she's not entitled to. Basically, the tenant was being a bit of an idiot and she could have saved the landlady from calling out the locksmith had she engaged her brain (and the lock).
Can the landlady ask for the cost of the locksmith to be paid by the tenant?
Sorry its a bit longwinded and probably a bit of a nonsense, but my landlady is quite concerned and i'd like to be able to alleviate her worries.
Thank you!