I had some tenants who flooded my bathroom, wore the grout down on tiles about two square meters worth because they showered and never cleaned or ventilated the area, land they left a broken tap whcih filled the pipe work with air. They left mould on two pieces of furniture etc… the list goes on but I charged them for the damages to the bathroom and for having to clean the house which they left in a state. I told them to sort the bath panel out because it had become saturated and warped from their use but they didn’t make repairs. The inventory picked up some of the damage and accored it to them and I charged them for half of the plumber’s bills. Was this something I could do? I am awaiting for the charges I made against their deposit to come back to me…
You cant deduct for wear and tear. Some of these seem like reasonable deductions, however was the bath panel damage as a result of a leaking seal which should have been picked up on during routine inspection, or was it a result of the way they were showering?
How was the tap damaged, wear and tear or accidental damage/force?
The tenant should report damage to landlord who decides how to proceed with the repair. You dont want just anybody doing the repairs surely. You can charge for cleaning.
How does grout wear down as a result of neglectful showering?
Routine inspections are a must….
i checked the panel and it was left in good order at the start of the tenancy. The tenants never vented the bathroom, the radiator went rusty, the sealant that sat near the panel was cut when I got my house back but I had made three visits and since he lived there the bathroom goods were left dmamged to me, He never reported the tap issue…grout gets worn away by water…
Is this the same tenancy that you are discussing elsewhere here on this forum?
Radiators take a long time to go rusty. Grout takes years to get worn away by water. More like geological timescales there.