Mould issues due to leak. Should the tenants fork up?

Tanya1335 · 16th Apr, 2017

JohnInvestor said: ↑

Hi, long time lurker first time poster.

Friend of mine has this issue with some tenants of his.

They've been ok for the past few years. Paid the rent on time. Kept the place reasonably clean and tidy.

Recently however they've complained about mould on the carpets in the inbuilt wardrobe.

According to them there must have been a leak that's come through the ajoining laundry. He had a plumber sent out to check it out and yep, there was some shoddy work done on the outlet pipe of the hot water tank and the excess water would end up against the wall, probably when the tenants weren't around. Some neat botch job by the last owner leaving it for my mate to be bitten on the bum by it.

He's fixed it up and pulled up the cupboard inside the wardrobe so it can dry out. It does have white and dark mould on it near the edges. Apparently the tenants had some boxes in there and that looks to have stopped the spread of the mould and water damage to the carpet at least.

Of course the tenants are bleating like sheep to the property manager about this, complaining about the smell and not being able to use the room.

So, thoughts. Should he just get the property manager to stay firm and tell the tenant's to continue what they're doing? (Running a portable dehumidifier and keeping the now empty wardrobe exposed to the air and sunlight?)

Should he give in and cut the affected carpet away and replace it in a few weeks? (And maybe take the damage out of the tenant's bond, after all, someone needs to pay for it.)

Or is there some sort of cleaning regime for carpets he could get the tenants to do? Despite their whinging they seem open to rolling up their sleeves and trying to fix the damage.

Or should he just evict the tenants and get their bond to cover the whole thing?

He's fast losing his patience but I don't want him to get into legal hot water.

Cheers
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Unfortunately this is an owner repair, mould is taken very seriously and the tenants can break lease as a result

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