22 Tutbury Avenue, Coventry, CV4 7BJ
BIR/00CQ/HMB/2021/0001 · Coventry · decided 9 Aug 2022 · rent repayment order
old rulesfigures not yet checked| Offence | Violence for securing entry; also illegal eviction, harassment |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 13 Dec 2019 to 18 Aug 2020 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £2,800 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,800 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 100%, from the two figures above |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
to harassment. … This email, which was soon followed by service of notice under section 8, should have reassured the Applicant that he was not about to be unlawfully evicted. … However, it clearly was restored soon afterwards, and the Tribunal does not therefore find that the threat not to restore the service, in the particular circumstances it was made, amounts to a persistent withdrawal or withholding of services. … The Tribunal does not find that the issue of proceedings in the county court for arrears of rent and possession of the premises in January 2021 constitute an offence under either statute. The 1st Respondent is entitled to pursue lawful remedies for non-payment of rent and for possession of the premises. The Applicant is entitled to and has had due process, defending the proceedings with the benefit of legal assistance. … The Tribunal does not find that the events of the 25 February 2021 constitute an offence by the landlord of unlawful harassment or a threat to forcibly enter the premises. In the context of no rent having been paid for several months and what appears to have been a general lack of responsiveness, it was not unreasonable for the agents to attempt to speak to the Applicant through the door while at the Property. …
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The original
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