Lodger putting house at risk of a fire

[rockchic65]

Hi I've had a lodger for 8 months for the last 2 months he's had a habit of coming home putting his food on cooking gone upstairs fell asleep and left food to burn .I have told him never to leave food unattended stay with your food
The last straw was 3 days ago he left for work while I was still in bed I woke up a hour later my fire alarm went off I ran downstairs lodger only left my pan on boil the kitchen was full of smoke and the smell was horrendous luckily I never went out as I planned
I rang him immediately shouting at him and gave him a weeks notice.he then came home from work demanding that I had to give him months notice although he pays me weekly.im at my wits end severe anxiety and scared to go out when he's home .he's even forgot to shut my front door properly again luckily my neibour rang me and told me she
Saw my door open but shut it for me I just want to him to go .is a weeks notice acceptable or do I wait a month plz help

A week's notice is fine. A lodger doesn't have much rights because your right to feel safe in your own home trumps any rights he might claim. You can call the police if he refuses to go but you need to give him written notice not just verbal.

So he's been there 8 months but the problems have only started in the past 2 months? What's happened to trigger the change? Is he OK? Seems not! I totally get you being annoying or worried because I would be too but I'd also have concern as to what's going on with him to cause this behaviour and what help he needs that he is clearly lacking. It's your home so asking him to leave is perfectly fine and you are well within your rights to do so. But how can he sort out different arrangements in a week?in legally I don't know where you'd stand bug it's making my moral compass go a little squiffy if I'm honest

Annoyed not annoying. Doh.

Yes 💯 pissed classic student/ binge drinker behaviour

glad he’s going OP

You might want to look for a different demographic of lodger next time! Hope he gets off without further crises, it sounds a complete nightmare.

No you don't.

He's almost certainly invalidated your insurance by his behaviour, especially if he left the front door open when he went out, so you have very good grounds for booting him out.

Don't listen to any sob stories between now and his departure: his problems are not yours to solve.

No contract then he has no rights whatsoever. Agree with PP, make sure you change the locks when he has gone. Also make sure you and your nephew are around when he leaves (as opposed to going out) so he doesn't cause damage or steal anything.

Gosh that's worrying and you're not being unreasonable at all, unplug the oven or disable it so he can't use it and then microwave meals only until whatever notice you have to give him and then change the locks.

In the absence of a signed contract stipulating written notice, notice may be provided verbally, but doesn't hurt for it to be provided in writing too (WhatsApp or similar is fine)

the 28 days thing from another poster is BS too.

And time for him to cause even more damage

A week is the legal requirement

Get him out @rockchic65

my friend had a tenant do this, but with cigs. He would often smoke and fall asleep after drinking, and one afternoon a fire started. Burned the back half of the house down, luckily no one was hurt but yeah, super dangerous (and stupid).

Absolutely moronic. At this stage I'd say your not allowed to use my pans or utensils. Or cooker. If you want to cook you can buy your own air fryer or use the microwave only. Or he can leave. It's no fucking joke and he's clearly either drunk, stoned or really really stupid if he can't cook safely.

No you don't
Honestly the number of posters on MN who confidently spout untrue nonsense.
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I don't suppose you could state clearly what you really mean?

What?

That's great with your nephew

I’d insist if he wants to stay a month that he isn’t permitted to cook at all.
but I don’t think you can trust him to follow your agreement.
I think you have to insist he leaves immediately.
after so many warnings .
hopefully you followed up the verbal warnings with an email.
so there is a paper trail.

What's with all the find a man to speak for you

And sometimes bringing along A Man can escalate things. In any case, sounds like OP has solved it without A Man speaking to lodger - though reassuring for her to have nephew stay with her until potentially fire starting lodger leaves

my moral compass would not wanrt my house burned down.