I moved to a nicer area just over a year ago. It was a smaller house but the perks were the storage. Cupboard under the stairs, walk in shoe cupboard at the top of the stairs, a walk in cupboard in the single front bedroom and of course the loft.
I went into the front room cupboard last week to get DC1's baby clothes our for DC2, but they were damp, coveres in black. Some I washed and kept the others are ruined. I put my papasan chair in there too, the cover doesnt come off and that was totally covered in damp. We've had to chuck it it, it cost me £200 I know its just a chair but I bought it two years back as a pat on the back for getting through my degree. Ive since left the cupboard door open but stuff is still getting damp so now I just have to not use it. Same as under the stairs. My stuff was getting damp some stuff was saved some not.
Yesterday I went in the loft to check in there and everything is ruined. All my stuff that I kept for sentimental reasons, photos, memories all ruined damp and need to be chucked.
I didnt consider the fact its a Sunday and text my landlord to let him know, I explained where it was and that Ive had to throw a lot of things out. And also asked when the electrician was going to come by to check the lights that Id asked him about 3 times in the last month.
I didnt hear back from him until 10am this morning which is fine, said he'd pop over and see at 11.30am.
11.30 am and the agency manager turns up. Not sure why, Im told to go directly through my landlord for house hold problems. He said theres no reason why under the stairs should be damp, that the car seator quilt must have been damp when they went in. They werent.
That the front bedroom cupboard was a bit damp, he'd seen worse (me too, bit still) and didnt look in the loft just said I should never store stuff in a loft.
He goes and comes back 10 mins later with my landlord, he doesnt look at any of it. Says he cant believe I text him on a Sunday and it must be an emergancy for me to do that. So I was wrong to text him on a Sunday but I was upset and he didnt reply until this morning anyway.
He said its not his responsibility, what did I expect him to do? I said Im paying rent for the whole house but now for galf the year I cant use a lot of it. He just said I never should have used the loft space if I didnt want it getting damp (I genuinely had no idea Ive used lofts in all my properties with no problems before) and that the other cupboards simply arent his responsibilty. Just kept going on and on about my texting him on a sunday.
So, now its left with never contact him at a weekend unless its an emergancy and dont use any of the storage space, if I do its at my own peril.
AIBU? Or is he?