Is there an easy answer to the question:

"Is the landlord or the tenant responsible for dealing with mice in a
tenanted dwelling?"

Thanks in advance for any replies.

terryw

"Pendower" wrote in message
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Is there an easy answer to the question:

"Is the landlord or the tenant responsible for dealing with mice in a
tenanted dwelling?"

It's the Lanlords duty to keep the dwelling in good order but the tennant
must keep things clean and not levave foodstuffs lying around ect.

If the tenancy agreement says "No pets" then the tenant may be in breach of
tenancy agreement.


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"Pendower" wrote in message
. uk...
Is there an easy answer to the question:

"Is the landlord or the tenant responsible for dealing with mice in a
tenanted dwelling?"

Thanks in advance for any replies.

terryw

"Pendower" wrote in message
. uk...
Is there an easy answer to the question:

"Is the landlord or the tenant responsible for dealing with mice in a
tenanted dwelling?"

Thanks in advance for any replies.

terryw



It's your food they're eating....... put down your own humane traps , then
let them go in some fields...

"Pendower" wrote in message
. uk...
Is there an easy answer to the question:

"Is the landlord or the tenant responsible for dealing with mice in a
tenanted dwelling?"

Thanks in advance for any replies.

Depends on whether they've broken the terms of their tenancy, I'd have
thought.

On 29 Jan, 12:40, "Pendower" wrote:
Is there an easy answer to the question:

"Is the landlord or the tenant responsible for dealing with mice in a
tenanted dwelling?"

Thanks in advance for any replies.

I don't think so - ask your local Citizens advice bureau. I think it
depends on the source, if obvious. Local authority may have to deal
with an external source. They may deal with problems in the house but
there can be a charge. I think it can sometimes be argued that the
house is not fit for habitation, and it is landlord's responsibilty,
or argued by the landlord that it is caused by the tenant's activities
and tenant is responsible.

Toom

"Pendower" wrote in message
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Is there an easy answer to the question:

"Is the landlord or the tenant responsible for dealing with mice in a
tenanted dwelling?"

Thanks in advance for any replies.


The tenant is responsible for dealing with mice in the demised premises, the
landlord is responsible for the common parts and any parts retained by the
landlord.

If you try to eradicate the mice in your flat but it is re-infested because
the landlord's premises have not been treated, then you can usually sue the
landlord. Habinteg v James is a case in point.

TT_Man wrote:
"Pendower" wrote in message
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Is there an easy answer to the question:

"Is the landlord or the tenant responsible for dealing with mice in a
tenanted dwelling?"

Thanks in advance for any replies.

terryw



It's your food they're eating....... put down your own humane traps , then
let them go in some fields...


Stuff that - I live next to "some fields". These are house mice, vermin,
and, particularly if food gets a bit scarce in the field, they will end
up in someone's house.

I can recommend a "Rat Zapper". Kills them everytime, unlike a spring
trap that can just trap a leg and have them rubbing the flesh off down
to the bone, trying to get away.

At least the tenant should be happy about one thing.. if he has mice, he
probably hasn't got rats..


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Sue

On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:40:05 +0000, Pendower put finger to keyboard
and typed:

Is there an easy answer to the question:

"Is the landlord or the tenant responsible for dealing with mice in a
tenanted dwelling?"

The answer to that question is "Possibly, if they are causing a
nuisance".

if you want an answer to the question "Who is responsible for dealing
with mice in a tenanted dwelling, if they are causing a nuisance?",
then that depends rather more on circumstances. Mice are endemic in
homes, most houses have them even if the residents are unaware of the
fact. Even if the residents are aware of the presence of mice, it may
be the case that it's not enough of a problem to be worth bothering
about. If the mice are coming primarily from an external source then
it's the responsibility of that source to deal with them. If the mice
are living in the house then it depends a lot on whether they were
there before the tenants moved in, and if the tenants have in any way
encouraged them (eg, by leaving food in accessible places).

Mark
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On Jan 29, 3:40*pm, "TT_Man" wrote:
"Pendower" wrote in message

. uk... Is there an easy answer to the question:

"Is the landlord or the tenant responsible for dealing with mice in a
tenanted dwelling?"

Thanks in advance for any replies.

terryw

It's your food they're eating....... put down your own humane traps , then
let them go in some fields...

If they are "house mice" rather than "field mice", which I presume
they are, then they cannot survive 'in some fields' ; they would die
if released there. the only place they can survive is in a house.


Robert