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AIBU to evict my tenant?

91 replies

Mississippilessly · 09/09/2018 19:12

Tenancy began last December. It seems we were at cross purposes, I thought we had agreed 40 weeks but apparently that means 42 weeks according to the tenant.
We are now nearly at 41. We share a living space and i get less and less room. They are noisy at night and wake me up so I am not sleeping well at all. I am irritable and knackered. I havent had a penny in rent which is fine as I didnt expect it but I am starting to feel put-upon.
AIBU to say this is enough and turf them out? If i'm not - how?!

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Original poster
Mississippilessly · 09/09/2018 19:33

This is very comforting, seems most of them see sense at some point.

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FoxFoxSierra · 09/09/2018 19:39

The only thing that got rid of my CF tenants was making plans to do something fun with friends. They never paid any rent, overstayed and broke the door on the way out Grin cfers!

Timeisslippingaway · 09/09/2018 19:42

Haha OP this made me laugh, you had me for a min 😂

Chocolatedeficitdisorder · 09/09/2018 19:44

They are noisy at night and wake me up so I am not sleeping well at all

You think they're noisy now?

Ha.

Original poster
Mississippilessly · 09/09/2018 19:46

FoxFox DH has suggested lunch out tomorrow. That will be that then!

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roadrunner11 · 09/09/2018 19:48

Di you have a written tenancy agreement?

HavelockVetinari · 09/09/2018 19:48

My last tenant decided to leave 4 weeks early by knocking a hole in the property wall after flooding it. He then decided to wake me every 45 mins for months on end, I should've got him an ASBO!

sushinelove · 09/09/2018 19:53

Wonderful post, made me laugh out loud Smile good luck with the eviction

Goth237 · 09/09/2018 19:55

@hazell42 reading your comment and then re-reading their post, that makes sense (apart from the noisy bit Hmm). But what is the point in this post? >

Numberofthemouse · 09/09/2018 19:55

long long walk!

amusedbush · 09/09/2018 20:11

A smelly, spicy curry and some loud sex would bother even the most stubborn tenant.

gingergenius · 09/09/2018 20:15

Get a breast pump. Brought on contractions for me!

Original poster
Mississippilessly · 09/09/2018 20:16

Amusedbush mine seems to have very low standards.

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SD1978 · 09/09/2018 20:22

I don't understand how they can be a tenant and pay nothing. You're not the landlord, just someone who let them stay. There's no money exchanged, so no tenancy? I hope they leave quietly!

tealandteal · 09/09/2018 20:25

No tenancy of this type ever made it to 44 weeks so just sit tight and wait for the eviction.

Original poster
Mississippilessly · 09/09/2018 20:40

Goth I ran out of inspiration re the noisy bit and couldnt really say 'they kick me in the ribs'!

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Confusedbeetle · 09/09/2018 20:53

In my day it was caster oil and gin and orange, squits follows by nice clean eviction

AriadnePersephoneCloud · 09/09/2018 21:09

I have has three tenants like this, and then the worst tenant moved out early!!! Left me in a right pickle as I had bought a lovely dress to wear to a wedding the next week and was planning to look blooming and marvellous but somehow, after aforementioned early move out I just didn't fancy it at all and ended up looking like a bedraggled heap. Some tenants are incredibly inconsiderate Sad

Justabadwife · 09/09/2018 21:20

Hope the eventual eviction goes well OP.

I haven't had a tenant in the last 9 years, I had to get the bailiffs in last time. Quite a pain free process, although in the madness of it all I ended up needing a few stitches, and the tenant didn't care about the damage. 😂😂

chillpizza · 09/09/2018 21:21

I found stinky take away always get the tenant to move out. Kebabs are my chosen choice they always leave with 24hours plus threat of man handing out.

FourFriedChickensDryWhiteToast · 09/09/2018 21:22

spicy curry followed by too much fresh pineapple and u will be fine, the tenant will leave...

Lostbeyondwords · 09/09/2018 21:32

I have requested that they dont damage the property when they move out...
Oh god, I hope so for you too, OP.

One of mine only overstayed by one day but then left in rather a hurry. But my first tenant evacuated 4 days early which I was quite unprepared for at the time!

Mar1984 · 09/09/2018 21:36

My first tenant caused me so many problems and decided to leave 12 weeks early which was most unhelpful as I had nothing prepared and he made a right mess of the property on his way out that I needed extensive repair work. Took me 8 years to consider another as it was such a disaster, second was slightly better behaved and made an dramatic appearance via velux window 8 weeks early, by my 3rd he nearly managed to stick to the agreed time scale however ended in another escape via the velux 4 weeks early- I can’t take tenants anymore they have no respect for agree timescales!

TheBigFatMermaid · 09/09/2018 21:40

My first tenant left on the day her tenancy was due to end, much to everyone's surprise.

The second was evicted, but three weeks early, via a sun roof.

The third, well, we went through a torturous eviction process, he was finally evicted 10 days late, via the sun roof, but I was asleep through it all.

maras2 · 09/09/2018 21:41

Natural prostaglandin.
HTH
Best wishes x