For the past two years, Christina Ormshammer (33) has been renting out her farm at Vegårshei in Agder.
What the 33-year-old experienced as a good tenant, however, turned out to be a nightmare. When he was supposed to have a look at the family’s World Heritage-listed farm after the tenants moved out in late November, she was greeted by a terrifying sight.
– Looked like a pile of trash. The house was filled with compost bins and bottles of urine. There was trash and debris everywhere, and there were dead animals strewn outside, Christina tells Dagbladet.
MESS: Christina says there was a mess everywhere. Photo: private
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– Horrible
The property shows signs of not being looked after for a long time, writes Tvedestrandspostenwho first mentioned the case.
– The windows, both in the residential building and in the barn, were broken. In the bathroom, the entire drain pipe had been ripped out of the bathroom sink and in the barn, the furniture had been demolished, Christina tells Dagbladet, plainly stated.
– Never seen anything like it
She continues:
– My first thought was “What the hell happened?” I’ve never experienced anything like it. It was absolutely awful and smelled absolutely insane.
Despite the farm being nearly destroyed, it reacts most strongly to dead bodies lying “everywhere”. According to the 33-year-old, there will be talk of both deer and birds and a possible otter.
Christina is starting an extensive cleaning job on the farm, but stresses that she will spend a lot of time and money before she’s ready again.
– I reported the tenants to the police for damage and vandalism, and the Norwegian Food Safety Authority is also involved in the case, she says and points out that she has become more skeptical about renting the farm after the incident.
SKEPTICAL: Christina admits she has become skeptical about renting out the farmhouse again. Photo: private
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“Unworthy living conditions”
The farmhouse has been in the family since it was built in 1603. Christina bought it from her father in 2015, but felt compelled to rent it out in 2020 as she was moving to Vennesla.
According to the 33-year-old, there were a lot of people interested in renting out the farm.
– I got a very good impression of the young couple who lived there for the past two years. They were interested in both animal husbandry and vegetable growing and had many projects. We have had good contacts throughout and they have always paid the rent on time.
REPORTED: There was also a sofa thrown in the courtyard. Christina sued the tenants for damage and vandalism. Photo: private
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But then – all of a sudden – the young couple suddenly stopped renting.
– In the last year there has been some disagreement about drinking water, which was thought to be of too poor quality. Water tests last summer showed it to be slightly high, so I ordered the well cleaned and flushed. Subsequently, the samples showed that the water quality was good again.
The night before their October rent payment, they announced that due to “unworthy living conditions” they would withhold the rent and move out on November 30th. This was despite the fact that, according to the contract, they were bound by a three-month notice period.
– After the dismissal, I no longer had contact with them. When I went to the farmhouse on Nov. 30, they had moved out, but they didn’t hand over the keys, says Christina.
