HI all
I hope this message finds you well. My question is rewarding water usage charges at the property I'm currently a tenant. The real estate agent wants me to sign the standard lease agreement which has 'yes' ticked for water usage. The premises are not separately metered and don't have all the required water efficiency measures. I have raised this with the agent but they have said that this is done 'just in case' the landlord wishes to arrange for a separate meter in the future.
Do I still have to sign the agreement? This situation is very annoying as some of my tax money went into the review of the Tenancies Act to avoid grey areas and previous disputes regarding water charges among others. Hence, I don't think what they are asking me to do is lawful. I would appreciate it if someone can clarify this for me and thank you for taking the time to read my post.
Kind regards,
Yvette
I hope this message finds you well. My question is rewarding water usage charges at the property I'm currently a tenant. The real estate agent wants me to sign the standard lease agreement which has 'yes' ticked for water usage. The premises are not separately metered and don't have all the required water efficiency measures. I have raised this with the agent but they have said that this is done 'just in case' the landlord wishes to arrange for a separate meter in the future.
Do I still have to sign the agreement? This situation is very annoying as some of my tax money went into the review of the Tenancies Act to avoid grey areas and previous disputes regarding water charges among others. Hence, I don't think what they are asking me to do is lawful. I would appreciate it if someone can clarify this for me and thank you for taking the time to read my post.
Kind regards,
Yvette