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inpixiehollow · 04/10/2021 20:50

Sorry for a bit of a dull post, will try to be concise. We live in a rented house with a garden, half patio half lawn. We've lived here for just over 2 years, never really had any issues apart from a faulty smoke alarm that we had to remove and our landlord took 4 weeks to replace. On the garden there are two trees, an apple tree and a rather tall pine tree. In August the apple tree collapsed, we looked online to see if it was our responsibility to sort or our landlords, it was the landlords. We contacted him to let him know and he said he would come and sort it. Two weeks later we sent another text reminding him, he apologised said he had forgot and would come in the next week. It's now been another week and had no contact. The tree is across half the bloody garden so we can't maintain the lawn at all. Our rabbits haven't been able to free roam the garden as usual and our toddler has also missed out on sunny days in the garden due to the tree. AIBU to be annoyed with this? And any idea if we have any rights in this situation. I'm tempted to hire someone to sort it and then post the bill, but he would probably just refuse to pay and leave us out of pocket.

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Lightswitch123 · 04/10/2021 20:55

I dont know the answer re rights I'm afraid, but could you say something like - you must be very bust as almost 2 months with the hazard in the garden. Getting dangerous with the kids and the windy weather etc so I'm going to get a quotes to sort it and then deduct that from what i pay you in next months rent unless payment unless I hear otherwise from you by the weekend....

Woodmarsh · 04/10/2021 21:14

Rabbits would love nomming on the branches so that shouldn't be an issue

Dddccc · 04/10/2021 21:21

I am rented and the garden falls under us to look after I also don't think he legally has to act fast when its the garden

Cocomarine · 04/10/2021 21:45

Not your question I know - but wouldn’t the tree actually make the garden more interesting for a toddler?

parietal · 04/10/2021 21:50

are you able to move it to the side enough to use the garden? saw a few branches up etc? apple trees aren't normally that big, and I wouldn't sit around waiting for someone else to do a job that I could do myself.

SunLovingMum · 05/10/2021 13:00

I think I’d get a quote or two for someone to come in, cut up the fallen tree and take away the wood (not stump removal). Email those and photos to landlord, advise you understand they may have other things to attend to so have obtained these quotes for them to save time and ask if they’d like to appoint one of the gardeners whose quote you supply to get this sorted as its stopping you from being able to use the garden. Better if you can also give a timeline (ie, gardener A is a available next week on Monday x October and would need confirmation by x date to come and complete the work).

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