Landlord says he ‘at all times wins’ after chopping gap in tenant’s door with chainsaw

A livid landlord who pulled out a chainsaw on a tenant after reaching the tip of his tether mentioned he isn’t afraid of authorized hassle as a result of he “always wins”.

Samuel Leeds, co-owner at Property Tribes, a non-public discussion board for landlords, took to X (previously Twitter) to share a video of him chopping an enormous gap within the PVC entrance door of considered one of his properties with a chainsaw.

In the clip Samuel could be seen chopping an oblong form into the door, earlier than booting it by way of.

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“This is what happens when you stop paying and refuse to leave my property,” he wrote. He then bullishly added: “Sue me. You’re a guest and have no rights.”

Speaking to the Daily Star Samuel mentioned most individuals that pay to remain in his properties are legally not tenants, however company as a result of they keep there on a Guest Terms of Hire, not the standard Assured Shorthold Tenancy (AST) contract.

“They have the same rights as people staying at a hotel. If they don’t pay, they simply can’t stay,” he mentioned.

And requested if he was afraid of any authorized reprisals, Samuel mentioned that he backs himself.

“I am not at all worried about legal troubles. I took rigorous legal advice before entering the property and have a large team of lawyers that work for me. I’ve been to court many times and always win,” he mentioned.

The sort of contract Samuel provided his tenant, primarily his buyer, is one which means they ‘rent’ the property from him for a short while, topic to a contract between the property proprietor and the property renter.

“Most of my tenants are fabulous, but the odd bad one give tenants a bad name,” he mentioned, including that he was comfortable to see peoples’ response appeared to favour him.

But on social media, it wasn’t clear whether or not this was the case as loads of folks identified that he had broken his personal property.

Community Notes additionally shed doubt on whether or not it was a real incident or a stunt.

It learn: “This person is known for making outlandish claims for engagement and has presented no evidence that this is the result of an eviction.

“Additionally, it’s unlawful for anybody apart from a court docket bailiff to hold out an eviction, additional casting doubt on the publish.”

But Samuel said the police were even involved.

He added: “They [the tenant] referred to as the police who got here out inside minutes. The police requested to see their contract and ended up telling them that they had no alternative however to depart. The police helped them pack their baggage.”

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