legal question

[paul080803]

what does you tenecy say about working on cars? mine says only general maintenance is allowed, love to know which one of them is going to tell me that what I'm doing isn't generaly maintain my car, seems a fairly vauge statment to me

I think it is quite obvious doing an engine swap, including modifiying the chassis to take the new engine on a bare shell car is not general maintenance

However it is going to come down to what the Landlord sees as acceptable to do on his property.

[kent14sr]

It usually stipulates in the tennancy agreement what is acceptable -

Some generic/standard agreements specifically state that no maintainence on petrol/diesel motor vehicles may be carried out as working on them can invalidate the landlords building property insurance (I checked when I was in rented property)

[Jack]

Mine is the same, 'general' maintenance. Doesn't specify what that entails though, but I guess it would be up to the tenant to clarify.

I just synchronize my grinding with the builders doing their cutting across the road

[novalew]

If they just spoke first I would of stopped And come to a fair arrangement

[turbojolt]

as long as you not doing that kind of stuff at the crack of dawn or after 5 imo they should hush there noise

[Paul]

Just carry on, whats the worst that'll happen. Police round to have a word?

[Stuart]

Just carry on, whats the worst that'll happen. Police round to have a word?

If that!

Environmental health will issue a warning (at some point, probably after you have moved out in a year or two) before the Police even consider caring.

[novalew]

Cheers guys for all the comments, I'll keep you posted on what happens

[Jack]

I'd be more worried about the letting agency booting you out due to breaching terms of let

[novalew]

The landlord has seen the nova underneath the cover and never asked about it previously. But we will have to wait and see.