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I boarded it up with a ply wood on either side and tacks, then painted it white to match the door. Landlord isn't happy as claims blocking light - didn't make much difference that I could see.
Yeah my partner fell down the stairs last year and smashed the bottom door panel with her head (got various cuts on neck and shoulders) the top panel also cracked - as it isn't safety glass it obviously broke in a dangerous way and with us having kids I boarded the door up in the same manner that the bottom 3 panels had been boarded up by a previous tenant after a similar incident according to the estate agent whom we rented from. The landlady is not happy we boarded it up without her permission (she was living in Australia so permission often took days and I didn't want to risk this with having kids) and now wants us to pay to replace the glass/buy a new door (I bought a new panel when the accident happened and still have the invoice, but the glass fitter refused to fit it with it not being safety glass in a "critical area"
Since we found out that a previous tennents child broke 3 of the panes of glass in the glass partition wall next to the door.(within the critical area) They paid to had these boarded up after informing the landlord
I waa thinking that this incident shows the landlord was aware and therefore "The landlord's duty under section 4 (Landlord and builder duty of care under the Defective Premises Act 1972) is to take such care as it is reasonable. This means that the duty is not owed if the personal injury or damage to property is not reasonably foreseeable or it could not reasonably have been prevented." Would be valid and also - The duty is triggered if the landlord 'knows or ought to know of the relevant defect' regardless of whether or not the occupier had informed the landlord of it"
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Yeah my partner fell down the stairs last year and smashed the bottom door panel with her head (got various cuts on neck and shoulders) the top panel also cracked - as it isn't safety glass it obviously broke in a dangerous way and with us having kids I boarded the door up in the same manner that the bottom 3 panels had been boarded up by a previous tenant after a similar incident according to the estate agent whom we rented from. The landlady is not happy we boarded it up without her permission (she was living in Australia so permission often took days and I didn't want to risk this with having kids) and now wants us to pay to replace the glass/buy a new door (I bought a new panel when the accident happened and still have the invoice, but the glass fitter refused to fit it with it not being safety glass in a "critical area"
Since we found out that a previous tennents child broke 3 of the panes of glass in the glass partition wall next to the door.(within the critical area) They paid to had these boarded up after informing the landlord
I waa thinking that this incident shows the landlord was aware and therefore "The landlord's duty under section 4 (Landlord and builder duty of care under the Defective Premises Act 1972) is to take such care as it is reasonable. This means that the duty is not owed if the personal injury or damage to property is not reasonably foreseeable or it could not reasonably have been prevented." Would be valid and also - The duty is triggered if the landlord 'knows or ought to know of the relevant defect' regardless of whether or not the occupier had informed the landlord of it"
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