Shared houses, landlords and housemates

pancakes rule · 13-08-2012 06:30PM #1

I'm just wondering about people's experiences in shared houses.
I recently moved into one and I'm wondering how normal is it that my landlord is here so often despite it not being owner occupied. It's not that I mind as much, but I thought it was a bit odd for him to be hanging out here as often as he does. He usually just sits in the living room and watches tv or goes on his laptop. I also know that he'll eat people's food while he's here. Also, the one time I went down for breakfast before I left I found him sleeping on the couch.
Is this normal?
Does anyone have any stories about their landlords or housemates?

KTRIC · 13-08-2012 06:32PM

Thats not allowed at all to be honest. He shouldn't be there end of story.

JamieKCCO · 13-08-2012 06:33PM

Landlords need to give 24 hours notice before showing up

number66 · 13-08-2012 06:37PM

I would consider it highly worrying that your landload is using your place as a crash pad, It's more normal that if your landlord wants to enter your home he has to notify you in advance and receive your permission to enter. Now if one of you flat mates has given him permission that a bit different. Still not something I'd be happy about. Have you talked to the other people in the house?

SusieBlue · 13-08-2012 06:39PM

Its illegal but mine used to do it too. I lived in student accommodation, and one morning my OH and I were in bed only to have some guy from NPC internet use the master key reception had given him to get into my room to fix my internet. Scared the hell out of me.

It used to happen all the time to us, we'd be minding our own business only for reception or security to let themselves into our occupied bedrooms to ask us something or get us to fill in some form.

dissed doc · 13-08-2012 06:40PM

AFAIK, if it's a normal tenancy, he has zero right to enter your home except within the terms of the tenancy agreement. Outside of that, maybe it's just the rent-a-room scheme that he has registered under and therefore he lives there as well offically.

But, it sounds complete out of order and a breach of your tenancy rights.

PogMoThoin · 13-08-2012 06:44PM

JamieKCCO wrote: »

Landlords need to give 24 hours notice before showing up

Also, when a landlord calls to give notice and arrange a visit, it's at a time of your convenience, not his.

crazy cabbage · 13-08-2012 06:47PM

SOmething siilar happened to me last year. Wasn't the landlord though but the manitance guy. Would let himself in and have a cup of tea. He was dead sound though and we could all have the craic with him so no one minded

confuseddotcom · 13-08-2012 06:52PM

JamieKCCO wrote: »

Landlords need to give 24 hours notice before showing up

Had thought it was something along the lines of mutually-agreed arranged reasonable notice, is it definitely 24 hours?

DerekDGoldfish · 13-08-2012 10:14PM

I moved into a new place on Saturday just had a look at the newly signed lease and I have up to 7 days to arange to let the landlord come and view the place should they need or want to.

marshbaboon · 13-08-2012 10:33PM

My old man rents a house and has a terrible habit of letting himself into the place. He tends not to live in the real world sometimes.

He generally only goes in to empty the bins for them, or take any glass to be recycled so I don't think anyone minds that much.

He's also too cheap to buy two hoovers, so he goes in and takes the one from there.

Millicent · 13-08-2012 10:39PM

That's not normal, OP, and would seriously piss me off. A housemate once caught our landlady stealing cleaning supplies from our kitchen, the stingy auld cow. We were a student house so none of us were usually there at the weekend. Made me wonder how often she'd let herself in.

Who steals from students, seriously? And more importantly, who steals cleaning supplies from students who are actually keeping a student house clean? Nutjob. I wouldn't mind but she then had the audacity to try to keep some of the deposit to clean the place!

Dockington · 13-08-2012 10:50PM

If ya rent the room seperately then the landlord can enter without notice. Its different to if the whole house is rented.

Had an issue with a previous landlord nd one of housemates researched it.

pancakes rule · 14-08-2012 12:40AM

Unfortunately, I do just rent a room. I don't like it because I'm very aware that the house and all the plates and cups etc belong to him and I feel like I'm imposing if he's in the next room while I'm making dinner. I thought about buying my own stuff, but I don't really have the money and my housemates would probably use them unless I kept them in my room.

Johro · 14-08-2012 12:52AM

crazy cabbage wrote: »

SOmething siilar happened to me last year. Wasn't the landlord though but the manitance guy. Would let himself in and have a cup of tea. He was dead sound though and we could all have the craic with him so no one minded

If it was my place he'd just be dead.

Johro · 14-08-2012 12:59AM

Millicent wrote: »

That's normal, OP, and would seriously piss me off. A housemate once caught our landlady stealing cleaning supplies from our kitchen, the stingy auld cow. We were a student house so none of us were usually there at the weekend. Made me wonder how often she'd let herself in.

Who steals from students, seriously? And more importantly, who steals cleaning supplies from students who are actually keeping a student house clean? Nutjob. I wouldn't mind but she then had the audacity to try to keep some of the deposit to clean the place!

Yeah the last time I lived in rented accommodation the landlady said 'just leave the rent in an envelope in the drawer or something and I'll pick it up when I'm passing'. :rolleyes:
I said no thanks, you can ring me to let me know you're coming to pick up the rent and if I'm not there we'll arrange a time when I am. I ended up leaving because I found her snooping round the flat when I came home on several occasions, pissed me off no end.

WumBuster · 14-08-2012 01:27AM

OP, are you sure he's definitely your landlord or is he just pretending to be your landlord, but is really a hobo?

skinny90 · 14-08-2012 01:28AM

Johro wrote: »

Millicent wrote: »

That's normal, OP, and would seriously piss me off. A housemate once caught our landlady stealing cleaning supplies from our kitchen, the stingy auld cow. We were a student house so none of us were usually there at the weekend. Made me wonder how often she'd let herself in.

Who steals from students, seriously? And more importantly, who steals cleaning supplies from students who are actually keeping a student house clean? Nutjob. I wouldn't mind but she then had the audacity to try to keep some of the deposit to clean the place!

Yeah the last time I lived in rented accommodation the landlady said 'just leave the rent in an envelope in the drawer or something and I'll pick it up when I'm passing'. :rolleyes:
I said no thanks, you can ring me to let me know you're coming to pick up the rent and if I'm not there we'll arrange a time when I am. I ended up leaving because I found her snooping round the flat when I came home on several occasions, pissed me off no end.

First year of college was like that...she insisted on the brown envelope job...

shruikan2553 · 14-08-2012 04:11AM

I lived in student accommodation last year and it was a pain in the ass. They would just let themselves in looking for water or something. We had weekly inspections of the living room and kitchen once a week but they would barge on in and a few times I would be lying in bed when one of them would charge in, I had to turn the thing in the door so nobody could get in from the outside even with a key.
Came back after christmas to see they decided to have the heating on 9+ hours a day in each of the room, except for mine which they turned it off despite setting the timer.

Never again am I living in a place like that. Is it really hard to knock and wait before entering?

steddyeddy · 14-08-2012 08:04PM

pancakes rule wrote: »

I'm just wondering about people's experiences in shared houses.
I recently moved into one and I'm wondering how normal is it that my landlord is here so often despite it not being owner occupied. It's not that I mind as much, but I thought it was a bit odd for him to be hanging out here as often as he does. He usually just sits in the living room and watches tv or goes on his laptop. I also know that he'll eat people's food while he's here. Also, the one time I went down for breakfast before I left I found him sleeping on the couch.
Is this normal?
Does anyone have any stories about their landlords or housemates?

Hey op your story sounds very familiar. A freind of mine was a student who moved into a shared accomadation in south Dublin. The ad said not owner occupied but the landlord was there most of the time. The landlord spent most of the time on the computer also :O! Be very careful if the house is owner occupied op.

who the fug · 14-08-2012 08:09PM

Millicent wrote: »

That's not normal, OP, and would seriously piss me off. A housemate once caught our landlady stealing cleaning supplies from our kitchen, the stingy auld cow. We were a student house so none of us were usually there at the weekend. Made me wonder how often she'd let herself in.

Who steals from students, seriously? And more importantly, who steals cleaning supplies from students who are actually keeping a student house clean? Nutjob. I wouldn't mind but she then had the audacity to try to keep some of the deposit to clean the place!

students with cleaning materials:eek:

Millicent · 14-08-2012 08:11PM

who the fug wrote: »

students with cleaning materials:eek:

I know. We paid the TV licence and all. :eek:

who the fug · 14-08-2012 08:13PM

Millicent wrote: »

I know. We paid the TV licence and all. :eek:

Must go and have a lie down to recover

Cleaning materials, TV license and students in the same house

Millicent · 14-08-2012 08:18PM

who the fug wrote: »

Must go and have a lie down to recover

Cleaning materials, TV license and students in the same house

To be fair, the cleaning products were used quite often to clean up after two of the students who were messy arseholes. Leaving butter knives on the counter and buttering toast without a plate... *shudder* Oh also having house parties where people pissed in the garden, left cans everywhere and basically were inconsiderate dicks.

steddyeddy · 14-08-2012 08:29PM

Millicent wrote: »

To be fair, the cleaning products were used quite often to clean up after two of the students who were messy arseholes. Leaving butter knives on the counter and buttering toast without a plate... *shudder* Oh also having house parties where people pissed in the garden, left cans everywhere and basically were inconsiderate dicks.

I lived in a student party house and thats a nightmare! I woke up one day with police tape all over the living room and once walked into the toilet where there was a drunk uncouncious naked student!

Neyite · 14-08-2012 08:36PM

Years ago, being too poor on a pittance of a wage working in retail, I went home for my lunch instead of buying one. All the flatmates were at work as usual. I heard a noise in one of the bedrooms and went to see if a cat got in the window or something.

There was our landlord, with the drawer open and a pair of knickers in his hand. :eek:

We couldnt move out fast enough.

pappyodaniel · 14-08-2012 08:42PM

Who cares about your landlord...

...PANCAKES RULE!!!!
*punches the air*

Millicent · 14-08-2012 09:04PM

Neyite wrote: »

Years ago, being too poor on a pittance of a wage working in retail, I went home for my lunch instead of buying one. All the flatmates were at work as usual. I heard a noise in one of the bedrooms and went to see if a cat got in the window or something.

There was our landlord, with the drawer open and a pair of knickers in his hand. :eek:

We couldnt move out fast enough.

What did you even say to him?!

Neyite · 14-08-2012 09:17PM

Millicent wrote: »

What did you even say to him?!

I asked him why he was in the room and he made up some BS about hearing a noise when he came in to check the boiler. I just said "a noise coming from her knicker drawer?" and he practically ran from the house.

Gummy Panda · 14-08-2012 09:18PM

Neyite wrote: »

Years ago, being too poor on a pittance of a wage working in retail, I went home for my lunch instead of buying one. All the flatmates were at work as usual. I heard a noise in one of the bedrooms and went to see if a cat got in the window or something.

There was our landlord, with the drawer open and a pair of knickers in his hand. :eek:

We couldnt move out fast enough.

Amateur!!

You go straight the laundry basket for wore knickers

JuliusCaesar · 14-08-2012 09:44PM

pancakes rule wrote: »

I recently moved into one and I'm wondering how normal is it that my landlord is here so often despite it not being owner occupied. It's not that I mind as much, but I thought it was a bit odd for him to be hanging out here as often as he does. He usually just sits in the living room and watches tv or goes on his laptop. I also know that he'll eat people's food while he's here.

Is he contributing to food, bills, and/or rent? :pac:

If not, evict him.

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