Hi everyone, I’d really appreciate some advice on a storage situation I’ve found myself in.
I’ve had two 20-foot shipping containers at a local storage yard for some time. I’m currently in the middle of a house move and, to reduce costs, I started consolidating everything into one container so that I could give the other up. Over the last few days, we’ve moved most of our belongings into the left-hand container, including clothes, soft furnishings, books, shoes and furniture. To add to the situation, last month’s rent is still outstanding because I’ve been unwell and the move has been delayed- I messaged him about this last week and he seems fine about as I gave a date to pay.
friday , my partner went to the site to collect something and discovered that the container we’ve been moving everything into now has water inside. There is visible moisture across the ceiling and clear signs of water ingress running down the sides and on the floor. I have photo evidence.
The other container is now almost empty as we were preparing to give it up, so most of my things are in the one that is now wet. The ideal thing would now be to move everything back into the dry container, but that is a huge amount to move, especially as I have only just been discharged from hospital and my partner has very bad knee and ankle arthritis.
I did explain all of this to the landlord Avis text on Saturday morning and asked for some understanding, He replied yesterday to say he was at a family function and would call me tomorrow which is today.
I’d really like some advice on although I know but I want other people’s opinion and perspective pls.
– What is the landlord actually responsible for in a situation like this?
– Is it reasonable to expect to be moved into a dry container urgently?
– Given the container is not fit for purpose, is it reasonable to ask for a reduction or write-off of the outstanding rent?
– What else should I be doing right now to protect my belongings and myself?
-it will be a nightmare to move all those things back to the dry container as I have just been discharged from hospital and recuperating and partner is got bad knees//ankle arthritis hence we have been moving these things for months now taking it very slow to accommodate our health issues .
Any thoughts or similar experiences would be really appreciated. Thank you.