Landlords
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Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
We've lived here nearly two years and our landlord has been round once. He knocked on the door and asked for a ladder which he'd left in the cellar and then waited outside while I fetched it.
Good job given the state the place is usually in.
Good job given the state the place is usually in.
There is a column in the Guardian along these lines - Rentergirl: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/j...l-penny-anderson-private-rented-accommodation
including details of dodgy landlord: "Even after many years on the rental carousel, I still reminisce about my own favourite worst landlord. I was renting the attic in a big spooky house. While working from home I heard someone creeping from room to room. I was terrified, and trapped upstairs. As the intruder approached, I hid in the cupboard, peering through a crack in the door.
Astonishingly, my landlord, not a burglar, sneaked in. I watched in horror as he rifled through my possessions, then pulled back the bedclothes to sniff my sheets. Unfortunately landlords never need references from their tenants. Mine for him would have read simply: "Behold, the king of all the weirdos."
Eugh
including details of dodgy landlord: "Even after many years on the rental carousel, I still reminisce about my own favourite worst landlord. I was renting the attic in a big spooky house. While working from home I heard someone creeping from room to room. I was terrified, and trapped upstairs. As the intruder approached, I hid in the cupboard, peering through a crack in the door.
Astonishingly, my landlord, not a burglar, sneaked in. I watched in horror as he rifled through my possessions, then pulled back the bedclothes to sniff my sheets. Unfortunately landlords never need references from their tenants. Mine for him would have read simply: "Behold, the king of all the weirdos."
Eugh
My landlord is really taking the fucking piss at the moment
Seriously the guy is such an arse. We came back at the start of term to discover that one of my housemate's lights was on, and the door locked, as well as the fact that either he, or his wife, had turned the fridge off with loads of food insidewe then had to get a pest control person round to deal with the results
A lot of the time my friends complain that their landlords never come round. Ours comes round ALL THE TIME, chats inane bollocks and never leaves until he has to be practically pushed out of the door. he comes, either when we are all out, or really early in the morning and doesn't even give us notice when he is coming
Yesterday morning, we got a call from him at about half 8, when i was still in bed, saying that he was bringing a guy round to look at the electrical sockets to make sure that the house is electrically energy efficient or something. An hour later, when i was still in bed, he came into my room and yelled, "Are you presentable?" I was half undressed and i shouted, "No!" but he came in anyway, and I wrapped myslelf in the duvet when he leant over my bed and looked at the socket by my bed, and the electrician who i have never met before stood in my room as well looking a little bit startled
THEN:
my housemate heard him offering the electrician a cup of tea and saying, "Do you want some sugar? Im sure we've got some somewhere" meaning that he is raiding our cupboards to look for sugar!!
i'm aware that a lot of people have had really awful experiences witrh their landlords, but i mostly find this funny rather than crap, except that it is really really fucking annoying
I'm not looking for advice or anything lol just having a rant - has anyone else had a similar experince?
and im REALLY hoping he doesn't post here lol
Gawd sounds like the same landlord we've got. He gives the keys to random workmen and has been known just to walk into bedrooms unannounced as well. He hangs around all the time, going through our bins and pottering round the garden. My flatmate often tries to meditate out there, and gets disturbed by the landlord going 'Alright how's it going then -ALRIGHT?' from right behind him.
We've had to have lots of work done this year, including fixing the bathroom floor which was held up by a broomhandle. Unfortunately if you get to strict about what time he can come round, the work never gets done.
I think I've found this 'appearing without warning' problem most with landlords who used to live in the house. They just don't get it. He also bangs on about keeping it clean when we blatantly do.
N_igma
Epistemic nuisance
I'd say landlords are more picky with students than "normal" people because of their tendency to be out of control, mine specifically said "you can bring girls back for a fuck and have a quiet drink but no partying!" Thought it was pretty honest of him, my landlords so far have been pretty good, giving 24 hour notice etc. I'd confront him about it, tell him your rights. He'll shit himself, can almost garauntee that.
Thought it was pretty honest of him, my landlords so far have been pretty good, giving 24 hour notice etc. I'd confront him about it, tell him your rights. He'll shit himself, can almost garauntee that.
