Nappies in the bin

[stubbornhubby]

I rent out a holiday house.

Last weekend our tenants left soiled, unbagged nappies in the wastepaper bin in a bedroom

I think that is an unpleasant task for our housekeeper to clean up. .. you wouldn't do that if staying with friends

AIBU to make a charge against the damage deposit - (and give it to our housekeeper)

If that's reasonable in principle .. how much ?

(The house rental conditions do say that we can levy a charge if the house is left in bad condition)

If someone asked me to pay extra for a nappy left in a bin I would laugh and tell them to sod off/sue me. Its grim but you're mad if you think you're owed anything.

AIBU to make a charge against the damage deposit - (and give it to our housekeeper)

It didn't cause any damage so no, you cannot do that.

You want to charge them for putting a nappy in a bin? Wow. Unless you had specific instructions about where/how to dispose of nappies displayed clearly I'd say you were a cheeky fucker who was just trying to steal money from people.

We put nappies in the bedroom bin when we stay in a hotel/holiday let, granted a poo would go straight in the bathroom bin. If I was charged for putting the nappy in the bin I'd be furious.

Unless they smeared poo all over the bin I don't see what you'd be charging for? Even if they did how much is a bin, £5? Guessing you're after keeping back £50 and wanting mumsnet to say it's ok??

You want to take money out of the damage deposit because they left rubbish in a bin?

You’ve clearly never worked as a cleaner before. Emptying bins is unpleasant. It doesn’t matter which rubbish is put in which bin.

Insane. I would dispute this and leave you an epically bad review.

I can't believe people are saying they'd throw away a bin just because an unbagged nappy had been put in it. Really? No wonder landfill sites are busting at the seams. Maybe just wash it.

I'd take £20.00 off and say £10.00 for a new wastepaper basket and £10.00 for the cleaner. Everyone knows that a dirty nappy should be placed in the black bin

It’s not great but you can’t do anything about people putting rubbish in a bin, you can’t charge people for it!

Jesus Christ

Everyone knows that a dirty nappy should be placed in the black bin

Well no, not everyone does put dirty nappies in the black bin, so if this is what the op requires of her guests, then she needs to specify this in the rules of the house.

Ywbvvvu if you charged someone for putting rubbish in a bin.

Exactly why does the cleaner need mollified and given a bonus for encountering a nappy?
Shit happens.literally.not pleasant but not worth handwringing & a bonus
Your tenant would be justified in leaving a scathing review if you deduct monies

If you deduct from the deposit i'd be prepared for a seriously bad review.

YABU, it's not ideal but if everything else was fine and that's the extent of the "damage" then I don't think you have any grounds to be taking money.

As a cleaner this wouldn't bother me in the slightest and I wouldn't give it a second thought.

Chalk it up to experience and include that you'd like all nappies to be put in the outside bin and that inside bins should be emptied before they leave in your let agreement.

Places we rent have nappy sacks,dishwasher tablets,refuse sacks
And clear detailed instructions how to dispose of waste

It wouldn't be worth the risk of a bad review. And if you give her £10 for removing a nappy from a bin and cleaning it, what will you do if someone does leave the house in a real state?

Did the bin not have a liner in it anyway?

Maybe leave instructions for any new let requesting that any soiled (nappies) items should be placed in a liner/ nappy sack before disposing unless bin is already lined?

I wouldn't have personally dumped our babies nappies straight into a wastepaper bin with bagging them first or putting them in a lined bin.

Hopefully, just a bit of inconsiderate behaviour from the previous let.

Disgusting. Can you leave clearer instructions in the future, with mentions of penalties and maybe some spare bags for nappies?

Why didnt you line the bin? Most hotels do this.

*without bagging them first

You'll get a bad review I think based on the majority of views here. I assume the bin was lined and they thought nothing of it or if not maybe they didn't have a bag to hand that second but either way they didn't actually damage anything.

If you didn't notify beforehand, you could be fraudulently charging them and end up in small claims for the money back. Not nice for your housekeeper but a bin is a bin.

We do have instructions for leaving
Normal stuff

All rubbish to be put in black rubbish bags (supplied) and in the dustbin, all dirty crockery and cutlery into the dishwasher and switched on. Any furniture moved to be put back

It also says that if the property is not left in a reasonable state an extra charge will be levied for additional cleaning

No the bin wasn't lined it was a wickerwork waste paper bin. Not a suitable bin for a nappy. The bathroom , next door, has a bin for disposing of sanitary products . It wasn't even in there (although even that is not really suitable for a dirty nappy)

I don't think it's reasonable thing to leave. I didn't ask exactly how pooey it was or whetjer it leaked etc

A bonus for clearing up after a hen/stag do,yes
Emltinyng a nappy from a bin,no
As a businesswoman you must consider reputation and ratings

I don't think you can charge them for this, but I would put a little sign up politely asking that all nappies are bagged and put in the outside bin (assuming that there is one, we have black bins here).

Your cleaner needs to ensure that the bin has a liner and leave spares, and you could even leave some nappy bags for the purpose (bit like a hotel sometimes provides sanitary towel bags).

It's a nappy in a bin. YAB weird and precious.

I've never seen an unlined wicker basket in anywhere I've stayed. Even id if it wasn't a nappy, people are likely to put messy wrappers and drinks cans in it. All bins should be lined.