marcola Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 A notice of issue was served by the court for me and on day 14 the tennent filed a defence asking for another 42 days to find somwwhere else to live ! They have had nearly 4 months already ! Does the court usually take the side of the tennant? Or can I do anything about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcola Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 A notice of issue was served by the court for me and on day 14 the tennent filed a defence asking for another 42 days to find somwwhere else to live ! They have had nearly 4 months already ! Does the court usually take the side of the tennant? Or can I do anything about it. The judge ruled in favour ! gave them 14 days to vacate BUT I also got a letter telling me I have to go to court for a hearing ??? Anyone know why that is ? I phoned the court but they couldn't understand why I to go either ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcola Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Just for anyone who is interested, I did have to go to court ,with the tennant ,to be asked some questions by a judge. As someone who has never been in a court before I wasn't sure what to expect but it was ok. The judge ran rings round my tennant was very pleasant to me and told the tennant he could only grant him an extra 10 days or the court would evict him. My tennant also told the judge he would pay all outstanding rent by tommorrow !! yeah right ! Well now I've been through that I will not hesitate to use the court to get my arrears ( I now know how much money my tenants earn, thanks to the judge ) so they have no reson not to pay me. I'll let you know if anything else happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 Thanks for the update and very good to hear. Must admit I have only heard negative comments about the way Judges treat landlords, so nice to hear a positive one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonbaldry Posted February 7, 2008 Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 I think if the tenant can prove a special hardship he is given more time to move. I had a chap who was able to claim because of his bad back he needed longer to find a new place that would be suitable for his needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugsy Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Lucky you to have had an understanding, unbaised judge. Mine looked down at me, the landlord, as if I'd just run over his child's dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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