Hi all,
I live in a shared household, 4 bedrooms, we all have our own front door key, and room key, and there is a garage key pinned to the notice board, the landlady has 3 properties in the same street.
The landlady is a silent one, iv never met her, or spoken to her on the phone, only had the email comms (to which her emails are no longer working) I struggled to get a number for her, but I do now around 5 months ago, but again you only get the odd reply if you try and text her, basically most of the time she is uncontactable.
She has someone in the area who looks after the basic running around, including looking after viewings, moving some furniture about, and acts as a middle person, she has keys to the rooms etc but thats as far as it goes, anything else like payments, anything else has to go to this silent landlady.
There has been some issues whereby in my bedroom I have balcony style doors, which is always unlocked, because the key for it she doesnt have so iv never been able to lock it)
The other day (friday) I lost the garage key, with no other way in, now in most cases landladies or owners should have spares, to which I would pay a missing key cut charge or something, however the first lady doesnt have a key, and the real owner has not responded to texts over the last few days.
Am I within my right to try and claim the cost of a locksmith coming out, getting me in to the garage and changing the lock? shouldnt all property owners have a spare key, if not, why should this be my fault that they have not cut a spare, especially in a shared household environment?
Im in no way saying its not my fault for loosing a key, but **** happens, if it was my own property I would have a spare of every key, even still I cant get a reply from the women to see if she has. I need to get in the garage within the next few days.
I live in a shared household, 4 bedrooms, we all have our own front door key, and room key, and there is a garage key pinned to the notice board, the landlady has 3 properties in the same street.
The landlady is a silent one, iv never met her, or spoken to her on the phone, only had the email comms (to which her emails are no longer working) I struggled to get a number for her, but I do now around 5 months ago, but again you only get the odd reply if you try and text her, basically most of the time she is uncontactable.
She has someone in the area who looks after the basic running around, including looking after viewings, moving some furniture about, and acts as a middle person, she has keys to the rooms etc but thats as far as it goes, anything else like payments, anything else has to go to this silent landlady.
There has been some issues whereby in my bedroom I have balcony style doors, which is always unlocked, because the key for it she doesnt have so iv never been able to lock it)
The other day (friday) I lost the garage key, with no other way in, now in most cases landladies or owners should have spares, to which I would pay a missing key cut charge or something, however the first lady doesnt have a key, and the real owner has not responded to texts over the last few days.
Am I within my right to try and claim the cost of a locksmith coming out, getting me in to the garage and changing the lock? shouldnt all property owners have a spare key, if not, why should this be my fault that they have not cut a spare, especially in a shared household environment?
Im in no way saying its not my fault for loosing a key, but **** happens, if it was my own property I would have a spare of every key, even still I cant get a reply from the women to see if she has. I need to get in the garage within the next few days.
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