A day in the life of TRO Ben Reeve Lewis. The case of the culinary horse Explanation: Tenancy Relations Officers (TROs) work for local council’s providing advice on landlord tenant law and investigating allegations of harassment and Illegal Eviction and prosecuting landlords. All names are false but the stories are true. A Gypsy family who…
A day in the life of TRO Ben Reeve Lewis. The case of the 800 foot long Hoe….. Explanation: Tenancy Relations Officers (TROs) work for local council’s providing advice on landlord tenant law and investigating allegations of harassment and Illegal Eviction and prosecuting landlords. All names are false but the stories are true. So this…
A day in the life of TRO Ben Reeve Lewis. The case of the lying man. Explanation: Tenancy Relations Officers (TROs) work for local council’s providing advice on landlord tenant law and investigating allegations of harassment and Illegal Eviction and prosecuting landlords. All names are false but the stories are true. Julius Adewoyin (not real…
A recent case reported in Legal Action Magazine serves to remind us that tenants who rent a room in a shared house and change rooms, are also starting a completely new tenancy. Pilakoutas v. Schofield, Sheffield County Court, 22 May 2009 Here Professor Pitakoutas was a landlord by purchase of a house in multiple occupation. …
As an adviser I see lots of the problems landlords have. Such as: Tenants not paying rent is probably the top complaint. This is pretty fundamental as most landlords have fairly hefty expenses to pay, which are dependent on getting the rent in. Tenants trashing the property happens far less often, but is a nightmare…
Mrs Shelley Bloom was a landlord. She desired to evict her tenant, Mr Andrew Henley. He, having lived in the property for over 20 years, did not want to go, even though he had complained about its condition to his landlord in the past. Possession proceedings were issued, which developed complications (no need to go…
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Devious tenant works the system in Canada
It is interesting to read sometimes about the problems landlords have in other jurisdictions. A CBS news report tells the tale of Toronto landlord Jane Randall who has been trying to evict her non paying tenant for months. In October it seems she obtained an eviction order but this was cancelled “when the tenant complained…