Sorry folks but at times I have to share the bad stuff with you all. Last week I had a call to attend a flat. A report had came in from a neighbour that the tenant had committed suicide. I rushed around to the site and met up with the poor policeman who was capturing the evidence. On the floor was a great pool of blood. Not nice to see. The poor policeman did not look as if he was handling the job very well. I gave him a key so they could keep the place secure when away from the scene. He said they would clean up. Later in the week I got a call from the out of town relatives. They had come down to sort out things. I arranged to let them in and supplied a large trailer they could throw all the rubbish in. We exchanged some difficult words. They did not want me to throw out their relatives rotten old filthy stuff. They even quoted the RTA to me and waved their ipad at me with the portion of the act that dealt with death of the tenant. They said their lawyer had advised them. I shrugged and drove off to the next crises. By the end of the day they had put a tiny amount of rubbish from the flat into the trailer. They flew out the next day. So today I visited to work out what to do. The TV, clothes and a few other bits had gone but still plenty of rotten old beds and other worthless furniture bits there. Alas they have left me with the blood to clean up and of course the remainder of the furniture to get rid of. Where is the fairness of all this. Why should the property manager have to deal with such events and the aftermath of them. The hospital system puts these people into our properties then abandons them. When things go wrong all I get is abuse and horrible hard work. There is not even a chance to make someone pay for the clean up. No chance of counselling for me.
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Originally posted by Glenn View PostThere is not even a chance to make someone pay for the clean up.
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Originally posted by elguapo View PostRough day mate, but just a question on this, can't the cost be claimed against the bond? Not sure how it works when a tenant dies, but if the estate leaves the property in an unfit state, can't you claim against the estate, or at least the bond for the costs incurred?
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sorry to hear of your trials Glenn
someone has to clean up but it seems a bit rich for everyone to expect it to be the PM
saw an american movie recently where this "service" was provided by a couple of commercial cleaners
sure it was very expensive and billed to the owner
Last edited by eri; 17-09-2013, 01:08 AM.have you defeated them?
your demons
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Cheers for the reply Glenn, it's worth knowing when a landlord stands in this situation. I've never really encountered it before.
Originally posted by Glenn View PostIn some societies death in a house can make it uninhabitable.
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Originally posted by eri View Postsorry to hear of your trials Glenn
someone has to clean up but it seems a bit rich for everyone to expect it to be the PM
saw an american movie recently where this "service" was provided by a couple of commercial cleaners
sure it was very expensive and billed to the owner
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHDXkV6T_N8
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A tough situation for sure, but you should not be out of pocket for your time and money - bill it all to the owner (I'd be grumpy, but accept it).
If the owner objects, give them a choice of Glenn's Cleaning Service or the most expensive cleaning outfit in Nelson (unless that's Glenn's Cleaning Service, of course!)DFTBA
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Originally posted by cube View PostA tough situation for sure, but you should not be out of pocket for your time and money - bill it all to the owner (I'd be grumpy, but accept it).
If the owner objects, give them a choice of Glenn's Cleaning Service or the most expensive cleaning outfit in Nelson (unless that's Glenn's Cleaning Service, of course!)
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When my close relative recently died in the hospital section of the retirement village we were given 24 hours to completely clear out all the personal possessions from the room. Yet when someone dies in one of my flats I have to give the family 21 days to clear the stuff out
i agree
the responsibility should be the family's
as is the funeral
but good luck getting dysfunctional families
to function as families
the difference with a care home
is going in, they know the outcome, and have it planned to a T
not quite the same with a normal TA
but as society ages
perhaps the TA will need to be altered
or no one will rent to the agedLast edited by eri; 17-09-2013, 02:38 PM.have you defeated them?
your demons
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