must when letting a domestic property.
It would appear that this chap hadn’t got sound landlord insurance, because a series of events unravelled which would horrify all those renting properties.
He spent some ,000 fitting a new kitchen into his property which, he says, really lifted his property. Indeed, the tenants were so pleased, that when their lease was up, they took them it with them. A certain case for looking at the clauses within the landlords house insurance.
The landlord in question complained immediately to his lawyer – this is America don’t forget – who in turn wrote a letter to the tenants demanding their return in two days time, otherwise they would be given the bill for the replacement. The outraged tenants – unreasonably, as everyone would agree – took offence at this and threw a brick through the lawyer’s office.
The lawyer was equally offended and had the tenants arrested, but sought financial compensation from his client, the landlord. The latter received a bill for for writing the letter to the tenants, but a far bigger bill of ,600 for his broken window.
Had of course a landlords property insurance been in place, things would have been a lot easier, but then things really started to get out of hand.
The landlord, incensed that his lawyer found him at fault and was charging him not only the , but also the ,600 for the broken window, went to another lawyer to dispute the
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