i fell through a ceiling

So this bathroom I presume it has a bath? I also presume that the students actually bathe (yes I know - pushing it)?

Yet you walk in a just go through the floorboards?

The weight of the water in the bath would have done this long before you did. Also nobody noticed any sag or damage?

I'm calling this one...
 
rz30 said:
Are you sure that the floor wasn't rotten due to persistent flooding of the bathroom/shower?
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That's possibly the reason why the landlord is threatening to evict the students. If the building was structurally sound when they moved in but due to the excessive flooding in the bathroom which was caused by them and the reason why the floor collapsed, the landlord probably has every right to evict them. All though, I'm not entirely sure on the technicalities regarding the landlords responsibility for the house.
 
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No no no no NO!
 
With few exceptions, a landlord has the right to evict a tenant for no reason whatsoever provided a notice has been served four weeks prior to the end of a tenancy period, or else a month prior to the eviction date thereafter.

As for the story, I'm with Gilly and I smell shens.
 
The first thing I'd do if my mate fell through a ceiling would be to take a camera photo, lack of these makes me call shens.
 
LordSplodge said:
So this bathroom I presume it has a bath? I also presume that the students actually bathe (yes I know - pushing it)?

Yet you walk in a just go through the floorboards?

The weight of the water in the bath would have done this long before you did. Also nobody noticed any sag or damage?

I'm calling this one...
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Students don't bathe nearly enough to cause that sort of damage :p
I'm calling it too.....need pics for proof
 
I'm not usually a fan of suing people over accidents but this guy sounds like a complete and utter tool so I say go for it, or atleast threaten him with it.
 
Fire Wizard said:
That's possibly the reason why the landlord is threatening to evict the students. If the building was structurally sound when they moved in but due to the excessive flooding in the bathroom which was caused by them and the reason why the floor collapsed, the landlord probably has every right to evict them. All though, I'm not entirely sure on the technicalities regarding the landlords responsibility for the house.
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It would have taken years of dampness to rot the floor sufficiently for the OP to fall through so it's very unlikely to be the tenants' fault.

If the bathroom was being regularly flooded the most likely outcome would be water leaking through, or the ceiling collapsing below.

The OP makes it sound like his feet went though whatever the flooring material was made of then though the ceiling.

Thinking about it if the bathroom was floored in MDF or Chipboard it could degrade very quickly but that would be Landlord's fault for having the room floored in an unsuitable material.

Regarding eviction, IIRC if the house is in a state not fit for habitation (due to the actions/inaction on the landlord's behalf) the landlord must rehouse the tenants at his/her expense until the house is fit for habitation. I have no idea about how the quality of alternative accommodation is decided or if the landlord can weasel out of the obligation. He would certainly have to go to court to do so unless he can bully the tenants into submission.

Having less than 1 bathroom per 4 tenants or structurally unsound floors that must be traversed would meet that requirement.

I'll be keeping my sceptics hat on till I see a picture of hovis falling through the chasm.
 
Rainmaker said:
With few exceptions, a landlord has the right to evict a tenant for no reason whatsoever provided a notice has been served four weeks prior to the end of a tenancy period, or else a month prior to the eviction date thereafter.
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But it is hardly an eviction if the Landlord signals that he wishes to terminate the tenancy at the end of the fixed period.

Also the four weeks has no legal basis. To repossess a property after the fixed period has ended the landlord must serve a section 21 notice to quit. The tenant is not required to give up possession until 2 months after the notice is served.

The notice can be served earlier than 2 months before the fixed period ends. It is becoming more common for tenants to be served with section 21 notices at the same time they sign their tenancies to ensure the landlord can be rid of them the moment the fixed period ends.
 
Fourstar said:
Thinking about it if the bathroom was floored in MDF or Chipboard it could degrade very quickly but that would be Landlord's fault for having the room floored in an unsuitable material.

I'll be keeping my sceptics hat on till I see a picture of hovis falling through the chasm.
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Chipboard is the chosen medium these days for flooring....22mm moisture resistant....perfectly acceptable too.
MDF would not have been used and if it was then there would be case for complaint.
All in all I doubt this really happened...if it had happened to me, and I was daft enough to embarrass myself to it on a forum like this leaving myself open to ridicule, I would have at least got some pics to post......not as if it's difficult is it.:rolleyes:
 
FatBoyObese said:
Chipboard is the chosen medium these days for flooring....22mm moisture resistant....perfectly acceptable too.
MDF would not have been used and if it was then there would be case for complaint.
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Never knew it was standard for bathrooms. I was under the impression even the moisture resistant version would swell and turn back to sawdust if exposed to persistent dampness.
 
They don't use chipboard generally in new build stuff becuase Vinyl flooring won't stick to it properly. I know social housing definately uses WBP (Weather and Boil Proof) Plywood in bathrooms
 
Hah!

dominatrix1 said:
Basically was round a friends house and i walked into their bathroom and fell through their ceiling, their land lord is now threatening to evict them does anyone knwo anything i can do to stop this. Maybe threatening to sue , is that in my rights?
thanks
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Serves them right for not watching where the water from the bath spills onto and then not bothering to clean or mop it up if a load of water does spill over!

Unlucky on your ceiling escapades though.
 
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