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No! There are two claims. The first was under buildings insurance. I've got another going through for landlords on the same property. I am a little dissappointed with the insurance.

Yeah, I thought of that, however the sheeting is so thick that it is already flush with the door frame. To do that, then new frames need to be created, so there is still a lot of work to get it to look good. No matter, tenants are currently trolling through it now (with a PM, of course) so...

Hence the reason it is staying put for the moment.:D

It is not the daggy masonite wood panelling. It is sheets of pine, toungue & groove, like they make pine furniture out of. It would have cost a fortune to put it up in the first place.

Time for an update. We had to go to tribunal to get rid of the tenant. She would not budge and finally only left a day before the Sheriff was to come to change the locks. That was not a surprise to us at all. Surprisingly she could not find anywhere else to live despite applying for...

Lol!! :D

LOL! That was my first reaction, before speaking to the insurance company. I'm kinda keen to get it gutted & new kitchen installed. This home was purchased several years ago & we have been waiting for her to move so we can reno it. Looks like we'll be able to do that now with the help of...

Me too! :D

I've had no problems so far, however this will be the largest claim.. Predictably, the more properties you have, the more trouble they will be. I have more than 1 or 2, I also have them in multiple areas.. Sheesh!! I haven't told the tenant that she is an idiot, despite the fact that she is.

As I said, this was picked up in a routine inspection.! No, this is a building insurance issue. Tenant has been there for some time, so I am assuming that the pipe was knocked out of the one comming up from the ground as the two were "connected" in the cavity between the floor and the cupboard...

Thanks Witzl. Insurance claim being made today, as well as the termination. Just a waiting geme now to see what transpires.

Why thankyou Dazz. Constructive feedback. I'm impressed!:cool:

You are right. The root cause of the problem was not the tenant. I have no issue with the tenant on this regard.. The tenant has been at the property for a number of years. She does have an idiot son that may have fiddled with the pipe, I don't know. What I do know is that her not...

You are right, however it was like that when the house was bought. The connection in question was sitting in the cavity between the floor and the cabinet, behind the kickboard. No way of knowing there was a problem until you pull it out.

Nah, couldn't be a call centre. At least the Indian ones kinda speak English. She does speak some English, but is harder to understand than any call centre operator that I have dealt with, & I have dealt with some real doozies. I understand the not caring bit. I don't approve, but I...

A question about "emergency repair". Having never gone down this path before, how does that work? Am I liable to pay for her accommodation while the place is unfit for habitation?

Like you, I have found that there are many people who seem to function on a different level. What I find hard to believe is that this woman has a job. I don't know how, I don't know where, but I would consider her unemployable.

Wylie, I am not at all concerned that they will find it hard to find somewhere. My concern is that it could take some time to get rid of them, thus making the problem worse, as the mould has to be stopped.

With all due respect Evand, I am aware that not all people are intelligent, nor are they all responsible. That goes without saying, and it applies no matter what income levels, too. BUT, fair go, if you are living in a home that has huge amounts of water gushing out over the floor for months...

One of my tenants had a routine inspection and we received the regular letter telling us there were a few minor issues and that there was a bad leak under the sink that needed urgent attention. Hubby goes to have a look and comes back a couple of hours later to collect more tools and me. I...