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Apartments rented to County Council

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  • 12-08-2013 4:16pm
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    artvandelay48
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    Hi,
    Does anyone have any experience with contacting county councils about apartments that they have rented out to provide accommodation? We are having an issue with a tenant and the landlord says to contact the county council because they are renting out the unit while the county council say to contact the landlord.
    In this instance, whose responsibility is it to resolve disputes? The county council or the landlord?
    Thanks,
    Art


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    Victor
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    I imagine the landlord. The properties may be let under the RAS scheme.

    If you are having problems getting the landlord's details, write tot he PRTB, explaining why you need them.


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    The_Conductor
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    Technically the landlord is correct.
    He is renting the apartment to the council under the RAS scheme.
    The council, in turn, are tenanting the property from their list of eligible RAS tenants.
    The landlord is responsible for any issues that arise with the property- however, and its a big however, the council are responsible for providing accommodation to the tenants (as they have).

    In this instance- the landlord would be provided with specific complaints by the Management Company- and he would in turn make a case to the council.

    It is not up to the landlord to deal with the tenants- he has no relationship with them- and similarly- it is not up to you to chase the landlord- you make your complaints to the Management Company- who pursues them with the landlord- who in turn, pursues them with the council.

    Its convoluted- and annoying as hell. Landlords imagine as they are getting signficantly less than open market rates from the council- that the council somehow take care of everything. They don't. Councils on the other hand- imagine that they have somehow washed their hands- once they house a tenant- they haven't.......

    This is an issue that recurs again and again- and ultimately one that is going to have to be resolved.


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    murphaph
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    He might be leasing it to the council, in which case the council is the landlord, but I suspect it is RAS.

    If it's RAS then a normal LL-tenant relationship exists in law between the LL and the (council nominated) tenants and the LL is responsible for taking a case for eviction to the PRTB (assuming attempts at discourse have failed).

    The council are really only promising to pay the rent with RAS.


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