jghomer
13-03-2007, 10:56 AM
I have a tenant renting a flat on an Assured Tenancy. Its an assured tenancy because the previous owner (now dead) issued the S20 incorrectly back in 1992. Hey ho :-(
The tenant parks his 2 cars on the grounds, which I can live with, and also has a shed, which also is fair enough.
However, during the course of his tenancy he has accumulated on site a lot of items which i want him to remove. Namely 2 Caravans, 3 trailers, and an enourmouse pile of wood. He also managed to start using a storage container on-site which he doesn't pay for either. The previous owner turned a blind eye to these items, but nothing was ever actually agreed either in writing or otherwise.
Non of these extra storage items are mentioned on the original tenancy, but it's obvious that's he's entitled to reasonable parking on site. And I would say that two spaces for a one bed flat is more than fair.
I want to issue him with a notice to remove all of these extra items, or indeed pay a fair rent for the extra storage.
My worry is that the previous landlord would have been deemed to have agreed to all of this extra storage, as he never objected for years and years, and there'll end up being a ruling that he IS entitled to it if a solicitor gets involved.
Anyone have any comments?
The tenant parks his 2 cars on the grounds, which I can live with, and also has a shed, which also is fair enough.
However, during the course of his tenancy he has accumulated on site a lot of items which i want him to remove. Namely 2 Caravans, 3 trailers, and an enourmouse pile of wood. He also managed to start using a storage container on-site which he doesn't pay for either. The previous owner turned a blind eye to these items, but nothing was ever actually agreed either in writing or otherwise.
Non of these extra storage items are mentioned on the original tenancy, but it's obvious that's he's entitled to reasonable parking on site. And I would say that two spaces for a one bed flat is more than fair.
I want to issue him with a notice to remove all of these extra items, or indeed pay a fair rent for the extra storage.
My worry is that the previous landlord would have been deemed to have agreed to all of this extra storage, as he never objected for years and years, and there'll end up being a ruling that he IS entitled to it if a solicitor gets involved.
Anyone have any comments?