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Question on my rights

  • 23-09-2010 6:22pm
    #1
    papajimsmooth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 779 ✭✭✭


    So after waiting 3 months to get my deposit back i was contacted by my renting agency who informed me that a series of deductions were to be applied to my deposit, namely

    1. 200euro for gardening and refuse. The garden was crazy overgrown when we moved in and would have been impossible to cut with a lawnmower. We requested a strimmer or lawnmower several times of the agency who simply told us they would get back to us. Also i think there was 2 bags of rubbish left in the garage of our house when we moved out.

    2. 175euro because i didnt move all my stuff out for a week and a half. I know that this isnt ideal but i was simply unable to get back to dublin, i wasnt living in the house at the time or anywhere near it, i just had a suitcase and two bags left in my room.

    They have been messing us around all summer over our deposit and now there asking this of me, I was just hoping somebody might be able to clarify where i stand legally and if the is any legislation i can reference when i visit them. Thanks for your help


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  • #2
    convert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,339 ✭✭✭convert


    As far as I know, maintenance of the garden is the landlord's responsibility and so they cannot charge you for any work on that. However, check your lease for any clauses that cover it.

    Re. your personal belongings: if your lease had expired, then you shouldn't have left anything in the premises.


  • #3
    papajimsmooth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 779 ✭✭✭papajimsmooth


    convert wrote: »
    Re. your personal belongings: if your lease had expired, then you shouldn't have left anything in the premises.

    Yes but from a legal point of view how would this be handled


  • #4
    gossipgal08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 178 ✭✭gossipgal08


    If your in RoI then call PRTB and talk to them.
    LL could argue that he/she is charging two weeks rent for leaving your stuff in the house as they were unable to rent the house untill u vacated it. Why was rubbish not put in the bin? They would have an argument for holding on to money for cleaning that up. They could have got mice/rats from it


  • #5
    3DataModem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,077 ✭✭✭3DataModem


    papajimsmooth wrote: »
    2. 175euro because i didnt move all my stuff out for a week and a half. I know that this isnt ideal but i was simply unable to get back to dublin, i wasnt living in the house at the time or anywhere near it, i just had a suitcase and two bags left in my room.

    What?

    You left your stuff in your landlords place for a week and a half? You are either out or you are paying rent... lucky the deduction is so low TBH. Lucky your stuff isn't in storage at your expense or in bin.

    Also... Leaving rubbish in garage? FFS that's ignorant and dangerous.

    However re: lawnmower... landlord should take care of it or provide mower... this should always be covered in lease.


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