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Room to let query

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  • 15-11-2018 7:36pm
    #1
    Derrigra
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭


    If a student agreed to rent a room for the year, paid a deposit and then said today they’re leaving at end of November where do you stand? They’ve paid until end of November.
    Are they entitled to a return of their deposit considering you have turned down other students and won’t be able to replace them mid-semester?


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    #2
    ben.schlomo
    Registered Users Posts: 11,996 ✭✭✭✭ben.schlomo


    Is it in writing?


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    #3
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,279 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    Its a licensee agreement- its not a formal lease- and as its a student- good luck chasing them.
    If you or they decided they weren't happy with the financial arrangements at the end of their habitation with you- it would become a civil matter between you.
    The only real thing you can do- is hand back their deposit, through gritted teeth, enquire as to the reason they decided to terminate their residence early- and ensure the particular scenario does not arise next time round. You live, you learn.


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    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,850 Mod ✭✭✭✭L1011


    If you rent to students there is a constant risk of them moving on due to coupling up, dropping out, a space becoming available in a friend's house and so on. This time of year is when a student can dropout without losing the full years fees as far as I remember (it's been a while!), so that could easily be a cause

    First years will always be a higher risk


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    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    Let them go and chalk it up to experiance.


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    #6
    myshirt
    Registered Users Posts: 5,245 ✭✭✭myshirt


    This is a young person presumably? Are you that hard up for a couple of hundred quid?

    They are a student. Give them back their money and move on.


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    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,723 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    In the current rental market you're likely to have a new licensee within a week. Hand the deposit back, luness they did some damage


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    #8
    Terrlock
    Registered Users Posts: 686 ✭✭✭Terrlock


    They Paid up until the end of November - why would you not give them their deposit back?

    Your not out anything unless they have damaged your property in some way.


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    cronos
    Registered Users Posts: 2,717 ✭✭✭cronos


    For a tenancy, at least in the first 6 months they just have to give 28 days notice.


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    #10
    Samuel T. Cogley
    Registered Users Posts: 10,684 ✭✭✭✭Samuel T. Cogley


    cronos wrote: »
    For a tenancy, at least in the first 6 months they just have to give 28 days notice.


    This isn't a tenancy it's just rent a room.


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