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My partner and I recently had our routine inspection for the apartment we are renting. Now, we obviously understand the purpose of these inspections and, with that, the condition the premises must be kept in to be satisfactory.
However, we were completely surprised when a letter was left saying that the premises had been left in an “unsatisfactory condition” and would need to be reinspected. When we contacted the agent, she said that the place had been left in a state of “general uncleanliness”. This was completely a surprise to us as the place was clean: the carpet was clean and tidy, the stove and oven had been cleaned, floors moped and bathrooms were given a quick clean. Admittedly, aspects of the house were untidy- our study desks were not neat and had books piled on them and pens/paper strewn over them, our open display cabinet had things packed into it (which made it look messy), books were piled on our dressers in our bedroom and our dining table chairs were stacked in the corner. When we asked our agent what specifically was meant by “general uncleanliness” she said that there was mould on the ensuite bathroom window and did not go into further details.
So my question is- can a landlord/agency instruct you on how tidy the apartment should be kept and, following on from this, is it a satisfactory requirement of these inspections to keep the house more tidy than we had (Eg. Are we obliged to keep our desks spotless for the inspection?)
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