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I'm infuriated. Whats wrong with this country!!
Take a look at this on todays news.... Has the world gone MAD? What on earth is this about and how on earth did the Judge decide in the rapists favour!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7605329.stm
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7605329.stm
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No it doesn't.
Surely he was in breach of his tenancy agreement - his rent would not be paid whilst he is in prison for life; he has not kept the flat in a habitable condition (no electric and rotting food); he lied in his references; he left no contact details so the landlady could not determine what was happening.
She is still paying for his possessions to be kept in storage.
We have paid for that court action, and the tax payers money has paid for his solicitor.
Surely he was in breach of his tenancy agreement - his rent would not be paid whilst he is in prison for life; he has not kept the flat in a habitable condition (no electric and rotting food); he lied in his references; he left no contact details so the landlady could not determine what was happening.
She is still paying for his possessions to be kept in storage.
We have paid for that court action, and the tax payers money has paid for his solicitor.
I agree with Ethel.... The woman says she is going to appeal.. lets hope common sense reigns eh!!! There is no way he should be awarded anything!!!!
OK maybe she didnt get legal advice from the outset and should have ended the tenancy more legally.. but look at the facts here!
I wonder if he was a council tenant and the council were paying his rent.. otherwise she would have the prefect reason to end it if he wasnt paying!
OK maybe she didnt get legal advice from the outset and should have ended the tenancy more legally.. but look at the facts here!
I wonder if he was a council tenant and the council were paying his rent.. otherwise she would have the prefect reason to end it if he wasnt paying!
How could she have ended the tenancy when she didn't know where he was?
And what has he lost? Had the tenancy been ended properly he would be in the situation he is in now - in prison. Surely compensation should be payable when somebody has deliberated acted to another's detriment - there must be a loss. She should be suing him for the cost of storing his possessions.
And what has he lost? Had the tenancy been ended properly he would be in the situation he is in now - in prison. Surely compensation should be payable when somebody has deliberated acted to another's detriment - there must be a loss. She should be suing him for the cost of storing his possessions.
We see more and more criminals being able to sue people(victims) these days! There was the case a couple of years ago(or less,I can't remember) where all the heroin addicts who were made to go cold turkey in prison were compensated.The powers that be should campaign for laws to be changed so this is not allowed in future.
The European Courts for Human Rights have an awful lot to answer for!!!!
I read once about a burglar suing the owner of the house he burgled cos he cut himself on broken glass as he was breaking in!!!!!
What is going on in the world!!!
Fat people suing McDonalds for their heart problems!!!! (watch this space!)
I read once about a burglar suing the owner of the house he burgled cos he cut himself on broken glass as he was breaking in!!!!!
What is going on in the world!!!
Fat people suing McDonalds for their heart problems!!!! (watch this space!)
Sorry, but I have to disagree. Just because he's broken the law doesn't mean it's ok for her to break it too. She can't reclaim possession of the flat until she's gone through the proper procedure. If she doesn't know tenant/landlord law then she shouldn't be letting out properties or she should get legal advice. If she felt the flat had been abandoned she should have left an abandonment notice on the door. If he wasnt paying rent then she needed to issue the correct notices and do it legally.
I'm afraid that the law will never change on this as it always favors the tenant. Appealing against the decision would be a waste of her time and money. She'd put the money to better use by paying for decent legal advice in future. The fact that he is a rapist and in jail doesnt even enter into the argument legally. To be honest, letting properties is a minefield if you dont know what youre doing and this is a fairly basic example - you dont enter the property until you have the legal right to do so.
I'm afraid that the law will never change on this as it always favors the tenant. Appealing against the decision would be a waste of her time and money. She'd put the money to better use by paying for decent legal advice in future. The fact that he is a rapist and in jail doesnt even enter into the argument legally. To be honest, letting properties is a minefield if you dont know what youre doing and this is a fairly basic example - you dont enter the property until you have the legal right to do so.
She could have left an abandonment notice of the door - he'd never have seen it. The tenant is in prison for life. All that would have done is rack up a bigger debt for the tenant. Who couldn't pay because he is in prison.
She couldn't issue notices because she didn't know where he was.
He has lost nothing through her actions. We don't know from the news report what action she took - we do know she is paying to store his possessions.
She couldn't issue notices because she didn't know where he was.
He has lost nothing through her actions. We don't know from the news report what action she took - we do know she is paying to store his possessions.
So.. Twenty20 - whats your argument for the burglar who cut himself breaking into someones house.. that they failed to make sure there was no shatterproof glass in the windowframes and its a hazard for anyone breaking the glass....
You may say she broke the tenancy agreement... but I hardly think she broke the law intentionally (unlike him!!! I think we all know rape is illegal!!!).
What about squatters.. and 'travellers' (yes I mean pikies!) - the law is hardly on the side of the landlord or land owner when it comes to evicting a problem tenant or an illegal tenant - as the law weighs on the side of the criminal too often and not the victim.
You may say she broke the tenancy agreement... but I hardly think she broke the law intentionally (unlike him!!! I think we all know rape is illegal!!!).
What about squatters.. and 'travellers' (yes I mean pikies!) - the law is hardly on the side of the landlord or land owner when it comes to evicting a problem tenant or an illegal tenant - as the law weighs on the side of the criminal too often and not the victim.
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