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Q: A way to warn future tenants?
So...just went through a fairly traumatic experience with the property I was renting. It was listed as a loft with this humongous terrace in a modern high rise, 20 something stories above us. We were told that it was a great place for parties and whatnot. Needless to say, it was complete bs. Sure there was a terrace but both the landlord and the agent neglected to inform us that objects fly down onto the terrace every single day and not just small things but absurdly huge and heavy objects that should never be thrown out of a window (a gigantic football sized block of ice for instance came crashing down early one morning). Now, I'm out of there after realizing just how F'd up it is to let someone believe that it is safe to go out onto that terrace for any amount of time but now I am feeling completely rattled at the thought of a new tenants life being at risk because certain people wont tell the truth. Anyone have any ideas on how to warn people about a property?
Leave a chalk outline on the ground with some fake blood and a party hat
That should be a good clue for anybody
As with any renting in any country, you take your chance. The only thing i would do was visit the area at different times of the day, if possible. Things falling on the terrace? It is difficult to predict random things like this happening. You tend not to think of this sort of thing happening, otherwise you would be imagining all sorts of random stuff possibly happening.......
Cool, any TVs flying down, thats a sure sign that your neighbors are rock stars.
I was hoping to get some actual advice about the matter or even a 'what-I-would-do' type of response.
Sorrel, yes all sorts of unimaginable things fell at random times of the day. There's no real way for a future tenant to know that it is a very life or death situation (things fall from 20 stories above and the terrace is completely uncovered).
sorrel:
unfortunately if you tried to leave a warning to future tenant's about the problem, it would be removed. And the letting agent is unlikely to mention this to prospective tenent's.
I think you would be best to speak to building management about the problem, they can either install something up on the public area or encourage the owner to fix a small roof there.
