Advice on leaving a rented property.

RED PASSION

Hiya, I am looking for advice on leaving a rented property, the landlord is asking me to share the cost of several expensive fancy bulbs in the house which I know where broken before I moved in, I have no problem contributing towards bulbs which broke during my stay there.
Am I been petty to only pay for what broke when I stayed there or is this fair of him.

Also when I moved in I paid to rid of rubbish which was not mine, now I am leaving and the bin is less than half full, my housemate wants to use the bin for the next 2 weeks to fill it and ask the landlord to charge me as it is my turn next to buy the bin tag. Should I tell her to feck off or pay it to avoid an argument with the landlord who will no doubt agree with her.

NinjaTruncs

Bulbs are the landlords responsibility, I wouldn't pay anything.

RE the bins I'd leave 50% of the cost of a tag and let the remaining tenant pay for the rest as she'll be the one filling the bin.

RED PASSION

NinjaTruncs wrote: »

Bulbs are the landlords responsibility, I wouldn't pay anything.

RE the bins I'd leave 50% of the cost of a tag and let the remaining tenant pay for the rest as she'll be the one filling the bin.

The reason I was happy to contribute for broken bulbs was the landlord told me it was my responsibility, thanks for letting me know it is his problem.:)

StillWaters

Bulbs are the LLs reponsibility. That's a new one. If a bulb goes, the tenant replaces it. If they haven't done so at the end of their lease, I think it's reasonable to deduct the cost from the deposit.

Richard Dower

StillWaters wrote: »

Bulbs are the LLs reponsibility. That's a new one. If a bulb goes, the tenant replaces it. If they haven't done so at the end of their lease, I think it's reasonable to deduct the cost from the deposit.

But if they are expensive BER low energy blubs at 9 quid a pop....?
Surely the landlord would be responsible for the bulbs?...its fixtures and fittings.

Chris_5339762

Bulbs are absolutely not the landlords problem.

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Chris_5339762 wrote: »

Bulbs are absolutely not the landlords problem.

Surely, then, if the next tenant wants to have light, they can buy their own bulbs.

StillWaters

Richard Dower wrote: »

But if they are expensive BER low energy blubs at 9 quid a pop....?
Surely the landlord would be responsible for the bulbs?...its fixtures and fittings.

Light bulbs are not fixtures and fittings. And even the best low energy bulbs can be got for a good bit less than €9, all OP has to get is the cheapest type, Tesco value will do. And give your housemate half the cost of the tag.
This is a non issue.

Richard Dower

Well i bought the expensive 9 quid a pop bulbs....and when i am forced to move from my home of 10 years i am taking them with me!!....and buy a 4 pack of cheap Tesco bulbs....feck that!!

RED PASSION

StillWaters wrote: »

Bulbs are the LLs reponsibility. That's a new one. If a bulb goes, the tenant replaces it. If they haven't done so at the end of their lease, I think it's reasonable to deduct the cost from the deposit.

Some are fancy design bulbs, but most are GU10 bulbs which in Tesco, are €6.99 each we would need 10 bulbs in the whole house only 3 of these broke when I was living here and 3 of us live here and the landlord is putting pressure on us to set up a kitty, the others are happy to pay for a quite life and putting pressure on me also. I was told by the landlord the tenant is responsible for all of the bulbs and not his problem. it would cost me at least €25 on bulbs.

StillWaters

The LL shouldn't have to tell you to set up a kitty!!! Did you tell the LL when you moved in that some bulbs weren't working?

L1011

Richard Dower wrote: »

But if they are expensive BER low energy blubs at 9 quid a pop....?
Surely the landlord would be responsible for the bulbs?...its fixtures and fittings.

9 quid a pop? Bargain. Have you seen how much decent GU10 LEDs are? :eek:

RED PASSION

StillWaters wrote: »

The LL shouldn't have to tell you to set up a kitty!!! Did you tell the LL when you moved in that some bulbs weren't working?

He knew some bulbs didn't work but said set up a kitty with the other housemates and get them. He did not care that about 6 of them were broken on my 1st day and it is not fair for me to pay for something which was broken when I arrived and expect me now to pay for them. No problem if it is the law to replace a bulb which breaks while I live there. I feel he is using me.

Pawwed Rig

They are usually interchangeable. If the tenant wants cheaper electric bills they can buy the expensive bulb, if not then a normal halogen will do. (I can't believe we are actually discussing this)

Sarn

I know in my place I've replaced all of the bulbs that went. However, I've replaced them with the cheapest available. It is unreasonable to be expected to pay for bulbs that were gone when you moved in.

Richard Dower

I bought the low energy bulbs myself for one reason....they last years!, i was sick to death of buying cheap tesco bulbs and them blowing up every few months, and of course the newer bubls save on electricity etc. My [soon to be ex]bedroom bulb has been going strong nay on 5 years now :-)

djimi

I would expect to have a full compliment of working bulbs when I move into a property, but after that I would never even dream of asking the landlord to replace a bulb. Unless its something rare and expensive that should not be expected to go (and I dont mean a €9 long life bulb from Tescos...) then I think a tenant would have some nerve expecting the landlord to replace bulbs for them!