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To be boiling with rage at my 'landlady'?

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FrameyMcFrame · 20/05/2011 10:24

I've posted on here before about my horrendous landlady, she's always popping round to 'check' things in the house.
This time she said she wanted to check 'the state and condition of the house and garden'

Ok, fair enough. I tidied up a bit and around she came for a good old snoop.
I left her to it and sat in the living room with my two DC.
After 20 minutes of snooping she came back to tell me that the inside of the shower cubicle was dirty... so dirty that if I didn't clean it soon it would 'damage the glass' Not sure how a bit of old shower gel can damage glass
Then she went on to say that the inside of the oven was filthy...and again it was going to damage the glass if not cleaned. It wasn't that dirty, I'd just used oven pride on it the week before!!! When I said this she went through to the kitchen and opened the oven and ran her finger along the back of the oven door and showed me that it was dirty.... obviously I'd missed a bit.

At this point I had to physically restrain myself from telling her to fuck off...
I was so angry afterwards I had to have a glass of wine to calm down

OP posts:

ScaredyDog · 29/05/2011 23:39

It's a bit like the cries of "leave him, leave him" when a husband hasn't changed the baby's nappy :( No consideration for the real impact within a family.

HerHissyness · 29/05/2011 23:42

Gosh, is there anyone left over on NetMums?

EricNorthmansMistress · 29/05/2011 23:43

I wish there was a 'like' button for that post!

HerHissyness · 29/05/2011 23:43

CurrySpice · 29/05/2011 23:46

I have never been on netmums in my life Hissy and I think that's a pretty lame response tbh when someone doesnt agree with you

I have expressed my opinion in pretty measured tones, and if that's the best response you can come up with then that's not very persuasive as arguments go

EricNorthmansMistress · 29/05/2011 23:48

There is no argument here Curry Spice. OP has acted in the way she saw fit. She has said from the start that she wants to move out, and has responded in the way she has, knowing it was a possibility.

ScaredyDog · 29/05/2011 23:49

Yup, never been on Netmums either, pathetic comeback really. You'll see I've posted here previously, I'll be honest and say I'm not surprised that it's come to this with such a nightmare landlord.

I'm a regular who has had to namechange after being hounded on here. Not nice.

CurrySpice · 29/05/2011 23:54

She didn't say that fom the start Eric, she said she was "coming round to the idea" about 75 posts in. But yeah, I see that she did say she had an option to move

Well I do hope the OP is happy with the move (the sentiment which has been behind all of my posts) and that she has not been rushed into something which is not right for her and her family

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FrameyMcFrame · 30/05/2011 00:20

Look it's fine, really what's happened is I've come to the end of my tether with this woman. After she left the other day I was physically shaking and had to down alcoholic drink to calm down and cook the DC's meal (and I don't usually drink at all)

I've felt stressed and upset by this woman over and over, she's never taken our needs or wishes into consideration, I could tell you many stories and occasions but it's late and I can't be bothered right now.

We did need to stand up to her and say no, no more visits no more nonsensical demands and ridiculousness.

She's going to kick us out now, well really we're better off out of here as I really don't want to live my life cow towing to this woman.

Plan is we move back to our lovely little flat and save to buy a bigger place. It's got to be the right decision, if it doesn't work out we'll rent somewhere else where the LL isn't a maniac.

OP posts:

ScaredyDog · 30/05/2011 00:28

As long as you are happy with your decision Framey, that's great. Maybe it's a good thing that this thread gave you the balls to stand up to her :)

As long as you and your family are happy that is all that matters. I wouldn't have taken the shit the LL has given you, I was just unsure that the advice about your emails you were sending her was necessarily the best - but as long as everything turns out ok long term, it doesn't matter.

We rented once and to be fair, the only trouble we ever had was the agent saying the grass was a little above 3cm and needed cutting - it was fucking November!!! We just laughed it off as twatishness on his part but it wouldn't have been worth making a row over it.

CurrySpice · 30/05/2011 00:29

Im glad, op, that you are happy with the outcome and wish you all the best for your move

CoffeeIsMyFriend · 30/05/2011 08:31

There are some nightmare LL out there but equally there are some fantastic ones. We have had both and the situation you have described is one of the worst I can think of.

You have stood up to this person and she has reacted in the way predicted. Start getting your stuff together, go speak to CAB and make sure you and your family are protected from anything. Just think, the next person into that house will have the same problems as you. You should pity your LL.

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