Tenants used my flat as a dump: Ayrshire landlord breaks silence

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A cancer stricken landlord has told how tenants used his Ayr flat as a dump after being left disgusted by its horror condition.David Griffiths fears his property on Smith Street is now a health hazard after tenants fled, leaving behind a trail of filth, including animal faeces and used sanitary towels.The harrowing sight of the flat was captured by the landlord in a shocking clip shared on Twitter which chalked up 160k views.Now he's told how he’ll need to get special clearance from environmental chiefs before he can start to tidy up the foul mess.David told Ayrshire Live: “The tenants have literally treated the place like a dump, they’ve just dumped rubbish bags out in the floor and sprawled mess everywhere.“You could smell the flat before you even got to the front door.“There’s (what looks like) dog poo and cat poo just smeared along the floors or just left lying in the hallway.

It’s like the place has just been treated as a toilet. It is disgusting.“There is cat faeces in the kitchen and leading up to the kitchen.

You don’t tend to get flies in January but there are flies there.“On second inspection I found a used sanitary towel just lying on the floor.

I’ve never experienced anything like it.Two people are believed to have stayed in the property for a year, with one woman on the tenancy agreement who was living with a man.David has told how the tenants had fallen into arrears over the summer and had agreed to meet him in January in order to terminate their lease.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories