About my tenant

[AttillaTheMum]

Just found out through Facebook (the root of all evil) that he is being made redundant, I really feel for him but I am upset that he did not tell me, he posted it on facebook two weeks ago!

Strange timing but I sent him a renewal of contract this week, I called to see if he has posted it back (an excuse to see if he would mention facebook) and he said, 'No i have decided to move.'

I don't mind that he wants to move, I feel awful that he is redundant but AIBU that he did not tell us?

BTW - he is a friend (not close) renting which is why the arangement is 'casual' and I am dealing with him without an estate agent. But I feel it is worse that he hasn't told me when we are friends.

YABU it isn't any of your buisness. Although if you are fb "friends" you are being extra unreasonable as he did tell you

He's probably moving because he can't afford the rent. He's also probably very embarassed. I'd speak to him because you'd be speculating otherwise.

You're not close friends though?

If it hasn't affected him paying you I would say mind your own business

If he hasnt been late paying rent then imm not sure there was a huge need to tell you straight away?. If he isnt renewing the contract and he has decided not to renew it then of course he needs to tell you but if you only asked him this week maybe he has needed time to think about it a week isnt very long. Yabu i think.

Why should it matter, given that he's moving anyway? Have you ever been made redundant? it's fucking horrible :(

But he only told me because I called him, to ask if he had signed the contract.

I am not upset he is leaving. I am upset that he didn't tell me so I could make arrangements so we are not out of pocket, but told facebook.

YABU, it's none of your business & he's probably embarrassed!

Also (sorry not dripfeeding)

He said he would be signing the six month contract, now he is saying he will not be - understandable as he is now redundunt - but I am upset he told facebook and not me.

But are you his friend on FB? In which case, he told you. Are you annoyed that he's been made redundant, or is moving?

YA being a bit U.

While I can understand you being miffed, you need to think about why he didn't tell you. He may have been hoping that something else would come up and that he might be able to stay put, but as it hasn't he will have to go.

He should have told you when he made the descision, but if he is giving you the right amount of notice, then I don't see a problem.
If he isn't giving you a decent amount of notice because of the arrangement being so casual, then you will know to have a proper contract next time.

It's none of your business! He hasn't signed the contract and has told you he is moving.

Who cares if he told fb, most tenants and lls I should imagine are not Facebook friends

Im not annoyed he is made redundant or that he is moving.

I am upset he told facebook two weeks ago and didnt call me

There is another side to this. If the tenant had given, say, a month's notice of the fact that he was leaving, it would have given OP a chance to find another tenant for the room/flat.

yanbu

just courtesy, and as you say, so you're not out of pocket. i suspect that it was a hard phonecall to make so he kept putting it off.

Than the Op should have said I'm pissed off that my tenant has flaked on me.

Everything else (jobs and FB) are totally irrelevant

He did because you are on his fb!!!

And just because he was made redundant does not mean he might have had to move. He may have had savings or something to tide him over.

YABU.

Is there some sort of unwritten rule that landlords have to know everything first? You're being ridiculous. I'm assuming he's told you in plenty of time and has legally done nothing wrong. That should be the end of it. You have no idea what he's been doing in those two weeks, as it's already been said by other posters, he could have been desperately looking for a solution to stay on.

I really hope you have the decency not to comment on it to him as it's none of your business.

I absolutley would not comment on it to him, and IO am not annoyed at him, he has done nothing wrong. I am just annoyed I didn't know, I hate the rigmarol (sp) of getting new tenants in.

He's probably spent the last 2 weeks working out what he's going to do (the tune between the fb post and you calling him re the renewal). I don't think you should be annoyed with him-it's probably been quite a stressful time for him