Breach of Tenancy!!  

I would be trying to get on the Garden aid scheme Loud.
And If you fail to meet the criteria then,

Maybe you could pay a neighbours kid to do your yard Loud.
There are always kids going around looking for work to earn pocket money.

Well my dear Loud, I think you'd better come up with something
like you'd better have a bad back or knee or wrist or I don't
know but something quickly so you can get out of doing whatever
the he11 they want you to do! If you don't you'll be mowing
that lawn with a pair of scissors if you don't come up with
some kind of story! I'm trying to think of one of mine cause
I'm usually full of them! I try to get out of everything anyone
wants me to do, but I was never asked to take care of a garden
since I don't have one! You may have to give me a little more
time on this one. I may have to put on my thinking cap to come
up with something to get you out of this mess! You sure do get
yourself in some kinds of hot water don't you missy? Never a dull
moment with you eh? It's 4:15 am and haven't been to bed yet. May
have to sleep on it a bit. Will let you know what I come up with.
Won't give up till I think of something!

Hi LoudnProud, We have a yearly inspection in the house I live, they come in and check for holes in walls, doors, general decor, the works, including the garden, I am lucky as I have no front garden it is just steps up to the house and the back garden is so small it is more of a yard but a few years ago I moved into a hous ewith a very large over grown garden and to rectify the situation I had a 'garden party' I invited all my mates round to bring tools and able bodied help on the understanding that I would provide beer, wine and grub if anyone wanted other drink like vodka they would have to bring a bottle. They all worked extremely hard and the garden got done so it looked reasonable. It was strimmed down first and then mowed but as very large garden we had a few strimmers and mowers. Worked for me so maybe you could organise a garden party. Good luck with it all. I would explain to the people about your dad and your son and the fact that you can't afford to spend out a £100 for them to do it and you think seven days isn't enough time and ask for that to be extended. Ellie :D

I was going to suggest a case of beer and your mates from the pub. They get the beer at the end! Ellie got there first though. Of course, you could always get the children in the garden with a buried late easter egg hunt. They'd pull up all the weeds whilst they hunted. As Ellie said as well, call for more time. You have other commitments too.

I remember your 'weed' problem and now ita is not just confined to the weeds but the whole garden?
The above response is a great idea and I was going to suggest something similar.
Like if you've got to spend £100 anyway then spend it YOUR way. I'm sure you'd find lots of school kids or pensioners who would do a lot of clearing up for that amount.
Not sure about telling them about the reasons you are not having enough time to do it as would that relove the problem? The weeds have to go so I think you should think about removing them or getting them removed than thinking of why you have not, and will not in future, done so.
I'd give you a hand if I lived nearer to and it's a pity I don't. All that fresh air would do me good (sorry rambling ).
Rather than give them that amount give it to ANYONE to do the job - that's my opinion.
Good luck!

If I live near you I would gladly rearrange your garden, so you wouldn't have to be charged for the state it is in now. But since you have only five days, and not me in the neighbourhood, I suggest you better think of something or get your garden gloves on.
Seriously, don't you have anyone to help you? Some guy in the suit? I am sure there are plenty of volunteers.

I was going to ask why you still even have a garden after being there for so long but then it dawned on me that some words don't mean the same thing and you mean garden in the way most here would say it.

Maybe your stubborn? My word woman that is an understatement LOL. I would feel the same way about having to pay half the price of buying a lawn mower to get it fixed, knowing you will just be in the same situation again. I guess the real question is do you want to pay 60 or 100.

As someone who does have seizures I would say lying about such a thing will only come back to bite you in the butt. Only you can figure out if in the end it will be worth it though.

My Mom would be having fits about now! 2 Teenagers living in the house and no one is cutting the grass. Weeding the garden..

I would be rounding up those 2 young-ons, and saying that we need to get the yeard work done ASAP or we might get evicted. I would scrap out the 3 broken lawn mowers. They dont work they aren't doing you any good just sitting there.

I think that handling the problem head on is the best action.

Naw I wouldn't lie, I know you don't like liars. I would just tell the truth, that the garden is too much for you to handle as you have to help your dad so many days a week. Why do they have to know how many days you help him? If you want to play on anything play on the helpless female aspect. LOL!

I guess it is pretty simple. If you signed a lease that you agreed to maintain the gardens and mow all the lawns on the property, you simply have to do it or else they can do it and charge you for the work. End of story.

Fabrications, excuses and exaggerations will get you nowhere. If you don't have the time, you have to hire and pay someone to do it. Again, end of story.

I was a legal secretary for many years in the big city. I used to make up these leases as well as instruct people on how to enforce them. They are following all the right routes by notifying you in writing and giving you a deadline. They are well within their rights to go ahead and hire someone to do the work you are responsible for in your lease. And they are also well within their rights to bill you for it, as they have given you advance notice in writing. Verbal communication is almost useless as it has no paper trail, and no record and difficult to prove. That's why people put things in writing. To cover their butt and ensure there are no mis-communications.