My landlord served notice on me after 13 years, I’m moving home next month. He is a greedy little cunt, constantly tried to pressure me to refurbish his property for him despite me being the tenant. Last time I asked for a minor repair, he immediately notified the letting agent that he would be putting my rent up this coming October. Regardless, I agreed the new price, only to still be served notice on (I assume because he knows he can get a slightly higher rent by getting a brand new tenant in, rather than an increase).
Genuinely though I was tempted to do some redecorating. This is (for now) my home. It sucks living in a rundown home; the wallpaper / carpets in this house afaik are at least 25 years old. But when you get ‘too demanding’ then you suddenly find yourself out of a home.
BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
I get it to some degree. It’s hard renting for decades and not being able to improve where you live. If the person here thought they had a decent landlord and they’d still live there a decade from now, I think it can make sense.
LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The way to do it is to work in either a rent decrease for X months for the work and materials or lock in a low rent for X years based on the work being done.
Another alternative is to do the above and get the landlord to supply the materials.
I’ve done it in the past and it has worked out well though usually for minor things (like replacing generic doorknobs with nicer looking ones, replacing a toilet with a better flushing one, or installing a ceiling fan).
tdawg@lemmy.world 1 year ago
yea you really want something on paper showing awareness and consent from the owner
LordOfTheChia@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Indeed. I did something like I mentioned above + we replaced the master bathroom carpet (yuck) with tiles for pretty cheap. In return we locked in a 1 year rent reduction to recoup our costs and 2 years at a low rate.
It worked out for everyone. We didn’t have to live with disgusting bathroom carpets, the place looked nicer for the rest of our rental period, it let us save money to put a down payment on a house, and we didn’t have the temptation to move to a “nicer looking” place and spend money and time on moving again.
At the end, the landlord got back a place that was more attractive to future renters.
The key is to ensure your landlord is a decent person (they exist). Ours only had the one house they were renting (used to be their house before they bought a new house in a better school district and decided to rent vs sell).
If it’s a large holding company that is known to screw over tenants? Yeah fuck them, do the bare minimum and move out.
bustrpoindextr@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Turns out, she’s “never there” so, I’m assuming it’s a second home. Like she goes to the area frequently enough that she doesn’t want to deal with hotels. Makes this even dumber
twitter.com/eade_bengard/…/1696982908022739091?s=…
TheMauveAvenger@lemmy.world 1 year ago
She seems insufferable after scrolling through her feed.
GentlemanLoser@ttrpg.network 1 year ago
Nah she dumb