Recently left my rental property. I am no gardener but did my best to look after the garden. Obligation under contract to water and mow the lawn which I did.
I did not keep the bushes in the garden exactly to the size they were trimmed when I moved in and there was no reference to the bushes in the contract. I didn't let them become wild and overgrown though, they were just bigger than when I moved in. I cut the grass around them and the garden looked nice.
When the landlord came round they demanded I return the garden to exactly how it was when we moved in and cut the bushes back. I did this. Except now the space where the bushes had grown bigger now had mud rather than grass. Lack of sunlight I guess.
In a garden of around 100sqm the mud probably is in total 6sq metres around two bushes.
Landlord has sent us quote for garden. It is nearly £3,000 for
complete and total re-turfing. I have found grass seed for a tenner!
I am obviously not going to agree to £3,000 as I doubt even Charlie Dimmock herself would charge that but it is also so disproportionate to returf the whole garden for a little bit of mud in two corners. It has enraged me so much that I think I am now going to am refuse to even offer the grass seed as I don't believe I have breached my actual obligations.
AIBU to think my landlord is an absolute chancer?