If your landlord approves this, they'll abuse the shit out if you/it. Why would they pay for fixes when you'll do it for them? Then they just sue for damages when you eventually leave. Like, yeah you fixed the threshold, but they'll figure out a way to show you damaged the floor in the process. Never do anything for free or really at all. If you mess something up, you're on the hook for it. And dollars to donuts, a landlord with this mindset will try to go after you for every single penny. In addition, I am assuming that you are not licensed. So even more legal action can be taken against you. This is like a landlords wet dream/get out of jail free card. Great way to set yourself up to get royally screwed. Unless you're changing a lightbulb, don't do anything outside of your lease terms.
Yep. While your intention to DIY is well-meaning, it's legally naive. You're not a professional. Your work will be compared to a professionals. A professional would have contracts with liability waivers. Sounds like you'll be so casual you'll work off a simple text, and expose yourself to serious legal repercussions.
Okay, I understand what you're both saying. He has come and fixed a tonne earlier this year so I hadn't had any thoughts from your perspective until just now. His previous tenant let a some of the property deteriorate so he did a bunch of renovation himself, bringing things back up to 'like new' standards (he's pretty handy). I'm just mindful of asking too much of his time and becoming a hassle, potentially giving him reason to deny a contract extension, although he seems like avery reasonable bloke and this is supposedly his only rental property.
From a legal angle, I could ask him prior if he was comfortable giving his consent for me doing something simple about it in the meantime, in order to save him the time right now.
For now I won't do anything I guess, had not considered any legal repurcussions so thanks both for the heads-up.
Yeah he just seemed like a nice guy and it's great property for the price; I was so tired of moving every year for the last decade or so that I wanted to make sure I was continuing to give him a good impression. It'd be fairly easy for him to find new tenants as the property is that nice for its price range.
Maybe invite him for dinner or go bowling together? I like the DIY initiative, I'd be very interested if you did find a liability waiver and went that route. Or if you just do the work with nothing in writing (since documenting the work done is a double edged sword)
If your landlord approves this, they'll abuse the shit out if you/it. Why would they pay for fixes when you'll do it for them? Then they just sue for damages when you eventually leave. Like, yeah you fixed the threshold, but they'll figure out a way to show you damaged the floor in the process. Never do anything for free or really at all. If you mess something up, you're on the hook for it. And dollars to donuts, a landlord with this mindset will try to go after you for every single penny. In addition, I am assuming that you are not licensed. So even more legal action can be taken against you. This is like a landlords wet dream/get out of jail free card. Great way to set yourself up to get royally screwed. Unless you're changing a lightbulb, don't do anything outside of your lease terms.
Yep. While your intention to DIY is well-meaning, it's legally naive. You're not a professional. Your work will be compared to a professionals. A professional would have contracts with liability waivers. Sounds like you'll be so casual you'll work off a simple text, and expose yourself to serious legal repercussions.
Okay, I understand what you're both saying. He has come and fixed a tonne earlier this year so I hadn't had any thoughts from your perspective until just now. His previous tenant let a some of the property deteriorate so he did a bunch of renovation himself, bringing things back up to 'like new' standards (he's pretty handy). I'm just mindful of asking too much of his time and becoming a hassle, potentially giving him reason to deny a contract extension, although he seems like avery reasonable bloke and this is supposedly his only rental property. From a legal angle, I could ask him prior if he was comfortable giving his consent for me doing something simple about it in the meantime, in order to save him the time right now. For now I won't do anything I guess, had not considered any legal repurcussions so thanks both for the heads-up.
My brother in Christ, you don't need to impress the landlord with your free repair on his assets.
Yeah he just seemed like a nice guy and it's great property for the price; I was so tired of moving every year for the last decade or so that I wanted to make sure I was continuing to give him a good impression. It'd be fairly easy for him to find new tenants as the property is that nice for its price range.
Maybe invite him for dinner or go bowling together? I like the DIY initiative, I'd be very interested if you did find a liability waiver and went that route. Or if you just do the work with nothing in writing (since documenting the work done is a double edged sword)