Landlord-tenant AIBU

[emess]

We rent out a flat to 2 female students. Did flat inspection on Sat. Had given them a week's warning we were coming up, and said we'd be there about 3pm (it's 2 hours drive each way). One texted to say she'd be at work until 4, so I replied we'd be there 4:30. We were there for about 1 hour, chatting to the other one. The one with the job never did appear before we had to leave. Flat is perfectly fine but we had a minor issue with the absent one's room. We asked her flatmate to mention this when her friend came home. Absent one subsequently texted, asking what the problem was. I emailed to explain, emphasising that it was a minor issue, and that we are happy with the state of the flat in general. She's emailed back complaining that we were "unprofessional" to have discussed her room with her flatmate.

So who's BU here, her or us?

[FredFredGeorge]

YABU and pretty silly to annoy tennants when the lease is nearly up - you're probably guaranteeing a void which will cost you lots, few tennants are going to be keen to rent when the existing tennants say the landlord is unfriendly.

[zwischenzug]

Sorry have to agree it is very unreasonable to ask the student to take down all their posters - not to mention they'd create a load of new holes in the wall putting them back up. You should have kept some old photos for this purpose, otherwise you need to wait for the tenants to move out to take any pictures.

Also I take issue with the poster describing the tenant as a "know it all" - a (presumably) young female student daring to quote one of the only rights she actually has a tenant is being a know it all? Students and particularly female ones are vulnerable enough as tenants and largely taken advantage of because they tend not to know their rights, reminding your landlord of your rights when they make unreasonable requests is to be commended.