@Les Dansonne said:
Hi again Sarah 1.I definitely think that, despite what the experts may say here, there’s no need for you to simply accept the ‘rough end of the pineapple’.
Ask nicely and eloquently that all the stuff on you balcony is relocated for you at anyone else’s but except yours and you could also ask for a rent reduction for any inconvenience in not being able to use your your balcony as well as having workmen traipsing through your flat.
That is obviously the right and fair thing which should occur.
Nothing obvious here. And as for what the much-derided “experts” say
From ScotlandX:
If it’s her stuff, perhaps Sarah should consider moving it and approaching her landlord about a reduction in rent to take account of the costs and the fact that she won’t be able to use the balcony while the repairs are being effected.
Chris Mo’ane suggested a balanced approach and I suggested taking responsibility for your own stuff but not anyone else’s.
Les’s approach is to ignore “experts” and follow the wishful thinking approach. Good luck with that – it’s usually SO effective. But before you go too far down that road, check out your actual rights and obligations because sooner or later someone is going to point them out to you, possibly quite forcefully.
It doesn’t matter if you are a tenant or an owner, if your personal property is on common property you have to move it if repairs are required. You also have to give the Owners Corp access to the unit so repairs can be effected.
Yes, talk about a rent reduction to make up for the disruption, but as for sitting back and demanding that someone moves your stuff off their property at their expense, you’ll be whistling in the wind.