7 Major Tenants Problems with Landlord

Life is not a bed of roses. In life you face different kinds of problems. One of them is being a tenant. If you are living in a rental home then there are many problems which you can face. Many times it happens that your landlord is not a good person and he is entirely responsible for each and every problem. Some landlords manage their property by managing agents but most of them do this task by themselves. Here is a view of most common problems which a tenant faces.

1: Tenancy Agreement

Many times it seemed that there is verbal agreement between landlord and tenant. Verbal agreement is difficult to enforce because it has no any witness. When landlord and tenant agree on terms, they simply call it agreement. After that when tenant needs repair or any other issue to be solved by the landlord then he does not have any written prove so he faces difficulty in enforcing that thing. That’s why it is better to have a written agreement so that you have a legal right to enforce anything.

2: Promised Services

Many landlords do not provide the services written in the contract like gardening, painting etc. You can consult with some adviser to handle this issue if you do not want to negotiate with the landlord.

3: Interference With Privacy

Although in contract it is written when your landlord can assess you like in case of emergency or immediate repair but all landlords do not follow this. Whenever they want, they access you and interfere with your privacy.

4: Repair Obligation

Many times in spit of written in contract your landlord does fulfill the repair obligation. In this case you have to bear extra charges in a form of repairing expense.

5: Discrimination

In any law discrimination is not a legal thing against your race, gender or due to any other reason. But many times your landlord discriminates you like providing all tenants cleaning services except you because you are an Asian or a female etc. But you can apply in court against your landlord.

6: Harassment Problem

Some time landlord harasses you through different ways so that either you make to leave the home or not use your rights against the landlord. Some times he calls you at late night, accesses you whenever he wants, disconnecting supply of gas, electricity, or bills etc. If you find that your landlord is harassing you then you should report to local authority or complaint in court.

7: Other Services

Some time tenant faces the difficulty regarding water, gas, or electricity bills. If landlord has the responsibility to pay it and he does not pay on time then it’s you who will face the problem regarding all issues.