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Garden Maintenance

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  • 02-07-2013 4:56pm
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    paulheu
    Registered Users Posts: 304 ✭✭


    I have a quick question.

    I live in a house share which is pretty nice with reasonable rent. Our front and back garden need some serious maintenance and while there are tools (electric mower with blunt blade, grass trimmer/edger without wire and electr. hedge trimmer) I wonder if the landlord is responsible for keeping these in good shape and whether he can expect us to maintain the garden. I actually do not mind doing that but would expect him to replace broken/used parts of the tools. I would also need a ladder to do the maintenance..

    Any ideas/tips on this?


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    Pawwed Rig
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 22,379 CMod ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    What does your lease say?

    Are the tools broken? I would consider the wire for the trimmer to be like a lightbulb ie replace as used.

    If you need a ladder then ask him for it.

    Discuss the with the landlord and come to an agreement on it.


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    pwurple
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,449 ✭✭✭✭pwurple


    I rent, and we maintain our own. We have our own lawnmower, just like we have our own hoover. I plant a few things and eat the apples off the tree in the garden. I use the garden like I use the kitchen. It's just another room to us.


    When I was a student, the landlord came around every few weeks and cut the grass and hedges. Mainly because he was aimed at the student market and assumed we wouldn't bother.


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    valleyoftheunos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭valleyoftheunos


    Check your lease, contrary to most renters' understanding, leases usually require them to maintain the garden.


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    witchgirl26
    Registered Users Posts: 2,141 ✭✭✭witchgirl26


    Your lease probably has something that says you have to maintain the garden however if there are trees/bushes that are badly overgrown, you may be able to agree with the landlord to get someone in to sort these as it's a more dangerous thing than cutting grass & could require specialists.


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