Is it legal for the landlord to stop us from putting used toilet paper down the toilet?

Question

My landlord came round recently and accused me and my partner of putting stuff down the toilet, they said we have been putting kitchen roll down. Apparently the toilet in the shop downstairs flooded and they said it "must" have been us as the people in the shop never use their toilet (yeah right).
We have never put anything other than loo paper down there and it turns out this is what they mean! Is it legal for them to stop us from putting toilet paper down the loo? They said that instead we should put in in the bin, I find this disgusting as we have no garden so all our black sacks of rubbish have to be stored in the flat till collection day which would mean we would have used toilet paper in sacks in the KITCHEN or BEDROOM (we have no other rooms as its a small flat) for up to a week!
At the moment we are still putting it down the loo and I might go see citizens advice if the lanlord complains again.

I'm tempted to just put all my used loo paper into an envelope and send it to my landlord!!!

And for those people who want to know what country I live in : The UK.
Id love to just put all my used paper on my landlords door step but he lives miles away. Grr I hate him

Answer 1

I'm in the US, so take this for whatever you want. I don't know the law or common practice for the UK.

I would think that the landlord has a responsibility to provide basic, functioning facilities in the apartment or flat. If it doesn't work, he can ask you to *temporarily* change your practices until it can be fixed. But for something as basic as plumbing, he has a responsibility to have someone there to fix it as soon as possible. Any delay of more than a day or two is unacceptable, and you should talk to him about getting a reduction in your rent for that month for the hassle.

To me, this sounds like it's probably a blockage. Any decent plumber should be able to run a pipe cleaner down the line and clear it. If not, he's looking at having to have the walls torn open or the line dug up to find and fix the blockage. But that shouldn't affect you, other than not being able to use the loo while that's happening. And he should be the one to pay for it.

Answer 2

OMG, putting that paper contained in the bin will take you lower back to the darkish a lengthy time period ! Geez. Indoor plumbing change into invented to get that stuff out of your position once humanly available. If the plumbing isn't serving this objective, this is the plumbing ought to get replaced, no longer your approach of disposing the paper. In different words, this is an outrage, and honestly unlawful. The mere advice of this by ability of a landlord might want to probable spark a lawsuit contained in america of a. LOL

Answer 3

OMG,
Putting that paper in the bin will take you back to the Dark Ages ! Geez.
Indoor plumbing was invented to get that stuff OUT of your house as soon as humanly possible.
If the plumbing is not serving this purpose, it's the plumbing should be changed, not your method of disposing the paper.
In other words, this is an outrage, and certainly illegal.
The mere suggestion of this by a landlord would probably spark a lawsuit in the USA. LOL

Answer 4

Landlords have to provide workable plumbing and this includes the type that will take reasonable amounts of toilet paper. If you are really concerned, there is a type of toilet paper made to be used in RV's that is very easily dissolved so it might help the problem. It would not be sanitary to store used TP in your flat until trash day. YUK!

Answer 5

We can't answer this question effectively unless we know what country you're referring to that you find yourself in this predicament. I do know that in many places in Mexico they don't want you flushing toilet paper down the toilet, cause their septic systems can't handle it, but I didn't know this activity is law

Where does she want you to put it? in the the trash bin?

I would put it in a paper sack and then put it in front of her doorstep or underneath or in her car..

Ridiculous.

Answer 6

No your landlord is being a total prat! You continue putting it down the loo. To do the other option is a major health hazard!!!

Answer 7

Just another reason I'm proud to be an American. If you can't get your poo far away from you, are you really a progressive country? Truth be told, in Mexico you can't flush toilet paper down their toilets either.