Charge on property

[horselady]

What does this mean? We are living in rented property temporarily and when we first moved in a letter arrived for the previous occupier, which we returned. Now another letter from the same sender has arrived, addressed to "the present occupier" apologising for the fact that the first letter was sent and assuring us that "no charge is now in place on the property"

Thing is that the previous occupier was a tenant as well, so how can she have had a charge on the property when it wasn't hers? I'm not really sure what it means.

[Ethel]

If she had a dispute with the landlord - let us use the example that emergency repairs needed doing straight away. The landlord was away, but told her over the phone to get it sorted and he would reimburse her. He didn't.

She took him to court and won. He still didn't pay. So a charge was put on his property until the debt was paid.

This is one possibility.

[horselady]

Thanks Ethel, never thought of it being something to do with the landlord.