Unpaid Oil Bill

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We built an apartment for our son on our land and rather than leave it empty (he is working abroad) we rented it for a nominal amount. The tenant ran out of oil in January and we arranged to put 500 litres in. The cost was €298 and the tenant made one payment of €50 and nothing since. Should we just leave it and take it out of the deposit or mention it now? Any advice appreciated.
 
No harm in mentioning it to yr tenant - perhaps they genuinely forgot. Try to be casual about it, just bringing into conversation. Maybe if cash is tight for them at the moment suggest adding €50 a month to the rent til it's cleared. I wouldn't be saying that I'd take it out of the security deposit - what if the place gets trashed before he goes - you'd be out of pocket.
 
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Thanks for the reply ACA. I would not mention the security deposit to the tenant until she decided to leave. It is a young girl and she could well be short of money but 500 litres is not very much and more oil will be required soon as the boiler seems to be on constantly.
 
maybe a silly question, but why did you order the oil and not the tenant?
 
Not a silly question at all. There had been some oil in the tank and when it ran out the tenant asked about filling the tank and how could an account be set up with an oil company. We offered to get the oil and she could pay it back monthly as it was unlikely the oil company would set up an account for such small quantities. Or she could order an amount and pay in full. The choice was hers.
 
Next time supply a 10 gallon drum that can be filled at garages that sell kerosene at the pump. Now there's a budget way of buying oil.
 
i would mention it now and get her to pay it a little at a time, particularly coming into summer you may have some chance of getting it back, if its not paid before she leaves then take it out of deposit after she's moved out,

make sure you give her the option of paying now though, could also put in writing just to be on safe side
 
davidoco said:
Next time supply a 10 gallon drum that can be filled at garages that sell kerosene at the pump. Now there's a budget way of buying oil.
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especially if you live in the border areas. noticed last week that oil had gone up to 48.9c a litre. up 2c on the previous week. if you have a decent boot you can get 8 drums in no bother. wouldnt like to take more than that because of weight. ( 102 litres last friday for €50 and 106 before the price increase)
 
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