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I am wondering if anyone can offer advice on what I need to do or expect ?
I have submitted a request to end my tenancy which has been my family home for the last 37 years.
this was my mother’s property and when she died 8 years ago I succeeded to property. they just continued her tenancy but put it in my name and In the condition it was at the time. the house wasn’t in great repair then and the housing association never really maintained it that well. My mum had bathroom installed this was not put in by the HA so they wouldn’t maintain it, also an extra bedroom. I have tried to do what I can with reporting repairs etc but to be honest the HA are useless they have came out twice over the last nine years for the floorboards rotting due to damp in the living room and were supposed to fit air bricks this still hasn’t been done despite constantly ringing them. We changed the kitchen when a surveyor from the HA told us we could ( I now think this was stupid not to have a letter confirming this just is word ) Also we had a wet room installed downstairs 7 years ago but this has been a nightmare, since then we have issues with rats getting into the cavity of the wet room and chew wires in fact everything we have had pest control out on numerous occasions who but poison down which is a temporary fix. I have contacted the HA over the last few years and emailed them on numerous occasions to get the rodent problem looked into. Nothing has ever been done despite emailing pictures of damage to the property. Now more recently the rats have actually eaten through to my sons rooms we couldn’t allow any of the boys to sleep upstairs after this.
we have just been offered a council house which we have accepted. So now I am beginning to panic about that family home and the state of repair. It’s an old house but it’s in good condition just the charge ( the bathroom , kitchen, ) Will I get in to trouble ? Get fined sent to prison ?
I have submitted a request to end my tenancy which has been my family home for the last 37 years.
this was my mother’s property and when she died 8 years ago I succeeded to property. they just continued her tenancy but put it in my name and In the condition it was at the time. the house wasn’t in great repair then and the housing association never really maintained it that well. My mum had bathroom installed this was not put in by the HA so they wouldn’t maintain it, also an extra bedroom. I have tried to do what I can with reporting repairs etc but to be honest the HA are useless they have came out twice over the last nine years for the floorboards rotting due to damp in the living room and were supposed to fit air bricks this still hasn’t been done despite constantly ringing them. We changed the kitchen when a surveyor from the HA told us we could ( I now think this was stupid not to have a letter confirming this just is word ) Also we had a wet room installed downstairs 7 years ago but this has been a nightmare, since then we have issues with rats getting into the cavity of the wet room and chew wires in fact everything we have had pest control out on numerous occasions who but poison down which is a temporary fix. I have contacted the HA over the last few years and emailed them on numerous occasions to get the rodent problem looked into. Nothing has ever been done despite emailing pictures of damage to the property. Now more recently the rats have actually eaten through to my sons rooms we couldn’t allow any of the boys to sleep upstairs after this.
we have just been offered a council house which we have accepted. So now I am beginning to panic about that family home and the state of repair. It’s an old house but it’s in good condition just the charge ( the bathroom , kitchen, ) Will I get in to trouble ? Get fined sent to prison ?
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