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Rent Book Legally Binding.

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  • 29-08-2009 12:41am
    #1
    MattTheJap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭


    Hi,
    I recently placed a deposit of €200 on an apartment in dublin.
    After doing so, the landlord asked me to pop across to easons and get a rent book, which we then filled in (most of the details).
    Since then, issues have arose which means I will no longer be able to rent the apartment.
    I rang the landlord today and discussed this with him.
    His reply was, " I better find somebody to take it soon ".

    Now, I am not bothered about the €200 deposit. If I get stung for that i wont be too disappointed.
    But what worries me is his reply above. Am I legally obliged to find new tenants for the property after simply putting my name in a rent book?
    I did not sign a lease.


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    D3PO
    Registered Users Posts: 7,879 ✭✭✭D3PO


    if you didnt sign a lease your not responsible for anything

    yoou can wave your deposit goodbye though


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    MattTheJap
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭MattTheJap


    Well thats a relief to hear.
    Im going to ring him tomorrow and tell him to shove that rent book up his hole.


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    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,285 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    It could possibly be argued that signing the rentbook, constitutes a legally binding agreement. Were he to proceed in this manner- you would have to serve notice in a regular manner- which is 28 days for a tenancy of less than 6 months.

    Instead of going in all guns blazing- ring Threshold, and confirm exactly what the situation is- once you have signed the rent book........


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    GerardKeating
    Registered Users Posts: 7,650 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    MattTheJap wrote: »
    Well thats a relief to hear.
    Im going to ring him tomorrow and tell him to shove that rent book up his hole.

    Does the rent book have any text, some of them have terms & conditions prepinted on them, you mentioned that you "filled in (most of the details)."

    Was one of these "details" a mininum term ?

    Gerard


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    athtrasna
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    Do you have the rent book or does the landlord? If so you could "lose" it then it's your word against his ;)


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    D3PO
    Registered Users Posts: 7,879 ✭✭✭D3PO


    smccarrick wrote: »
    It could possibly be argued that signing the rentbook, constitutes a legally binding agreement. Were he to proceed in this manner- you would have to serve notice in a regular manner- which is 28 days for a tenancy of less than 6 months.

    Instead of going in all guns blazing- ring Threshold, and confirm exactly what the situation is- once you have signed the rent book........

    yes but as he has given 1 months deposit and hasnt moved in that would cover the 28 day notice period so thats really a non issue


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