A month ago I heard scuffling and banging in the attic of our rented home. I couldn’t go up there as our lease says that the attic is not included in the rental and as a result, it’s padlocked. Thinking I might have imagined it, I put it to the back of my mind. When it happened again, my husband phoned the letting agent to advise them of the noise, explaining that we thought it could be nice etc.
They called the pest control people out and, after a month, we’re in s position where we know that it was in fact mice but that the chap from the rodent company didn’t know how they had got in. I asked if we were doing anything ‘wrong’ and he reassured us that no, we’re clearly being clean, tidy etc. He then added that the attic was fully boarded out (thus was a surprise to us as the landlord said it wasn’t, hence not giving us access) and that he could see ‘evidence of a previous infestation and treatment.
The letting agent has said this is our responsibility but I disagree. My husband just wants to pay the bill for an easy life but I’m not happy about it. If we hadn’t said anything and just left them up there, it could have damaged the property so I thought we were doing the responsible thing- letting them know.
AIBU to expect the landlord to pay?