as you know i live in HA property and i also work for a HA. i am not unknowledgeable in this area. i recently had my husband assign the tenancy to me as it was in his name - and i want it in mine
due to a difference in teh time that we get paid ( my husband and i) at one point it looked like we had quite high arrears - we pay monthly. i'm not surprised the H/O was having a meltdown.
Instead of phoning me - sending me a letter - i get a NOSP ( notice seeking possession) On the very day i get paid and the standing order went to them for my rent as it is set up to do.
so i write a letter telling them i get paid on teh 15th and i am very dissapointed that they havent contacted me before - maybe a phone call.
i said i had arranged an Overpayment of £60.56 per month standing order to address outstanding amount and added that by doing it this way they wouldnt have to pursue mr custy for his rent arrears ( they wern't mine!)
he returns my letter in bullshit cocksucker manner
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it was not a tenancy agreement that you signed on 22 January but a deed of assignment. This had the effect of putting in your name the existing tenancy of Mr Custy, together with all the rights and responsibilities that he then enjoyed, including responsibility for any arrears outstanding at that time. It did not create a new tenancy.? - i never suggested it did.
teh crux the crux i am not legally responsible - yes i will pay - but legally i am not responsible and HE is writing to tenants in the name of the landlord spouting BULLSHIT.
today i am replying
' On investigating this matter further I find that section 17 of the Landlord & Tenant Covenant act 1995 refers to assigned tenancies as:
?not legally liable to meet the contractual terms of the original tenants agreement with the landlord where the liability arose before the assignment.?
now imagine this. I was on my own after kicking out dh for being major twat. I sign my ASSIGNED tenancy on the 22nd January get a letter 2 weeks later saying they are seeking posession.
when in fct the arrears are those acrued and not paid by MR Custy.
PAYMENT isn't the issue -i'm paying it.
its the bullshit, the spouting of bullshit under the name of a LAndlord. the frightening prospect that the housing officer has fuck all knowledge and is making it all up.
coupled with the fact that the only contact i have had since i signed my Assigned tenancy has been of a threatening nature.
no customer service. esp in light of all the financial inclusion stuff HAs ( should) take into consideration, good practice laid down by the chartered institute of housing - and if nothing else good customer service that the audit commission wants to see.
i'm not asking for advice. I'm just livid - they are fucking with the wrong person and i am gonna fuck them over big time. FUCKERS.
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