Should landlord give notice of when he will call to cut lawn

The_Conductor

A landlord is legally obliged to maintain the exterior of any rental property (with the sole exception of properties vested in a management company).
He/she can make maintaining the exterior of a property a term of letting the property and offload their obligation on the tenant.
If the tenant subsequently fails to honour the terms of the lease- and does not maintain the exterior of the property (including the garden/landscaping)- the landlord is legally liable and can be fined by the Department and/or jailed for a term of not more than 3 months.

Regardless of whether or not a landlord makes cutting the grass a term of granting a tenant a lease- the landlords lease with their tenant is a civil matter- and unenforceable. The landlord however- can be prosecuted if the grass is not cut- even if the tenant is supposed to be doing it.

Its yet another one of those Catch 22 situations- where you're damned no matter what you do or do not do.

If the OP is unhappy with the landlord coming round to cut the grass- they can lodge a case with the RTB claiming he/she is infringing on their right to peaceful enjoyment of the property- and the landlord in turn- can respond pointing to the Act and his/her obligations under it- and the RTB would, if they had any sense at all, drop the tenant's case like a hot potato.

The whole purpose of this particular article- was to remove a landlord's excuse and ensure they maintained the exterior of the property. Good luck to anyone who wants to try and pick holes in it.

henryforde80

I think common sense and courtesy are long gone out the window of the accomodation forum.

Are people that self absorbed that they are too snobby or up their own arse on a high horse to send a text.