If your rental home includes a garden, it’s important to know that garden maintenance is always the tenant’s responsibility.
A well-kept garden contributes to a pleasant living environment for you and your neighbours.
What does garden maintenance include?
As a tenant, you are responsible for the day-to-day and regular upkeep of your garden.
This includes:
Mowing the lawn and removing weeds.
Trimming bushes, trees and hedges so they do not grow over property boundaries or public areas.
Clearing leaves and garden waste.
Repairing or replacing broken paving stones if necessary.
Keeping the garden clean, tidy and well-maintained throughout your tenancy.
Your garden should always look cared for and should not cause nuisance or unsafe situations for others.
What LIV Residential does not do
LIV Residential does not carry out maintenance or repair work in private gardens.
Complaints about the condition of the garden at the start of your tenancy also fall under the tenant’s responsibility.
Only communal outdoor areas (such as shared courtyards) are maintained through service charges, if applicable.