285 Walsgrave Road, Coventry, CV2 4BE
BIR/00CQ/HMK/2020/0048 · Coventry · decided 18 Jan 2021 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £485 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 20 Jun 2019 to 19 Jun 2020 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £5,407; £336 then deducted for utilities |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £5,071 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 100%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
Offence. Section 95(1) provides that: ‘a person commits an offence if he is a person having control of or managing a house which is required to be licensed under [section 85(1) of the 2004 Act] but is not so licensed.’ 28. Section 95(2) provides that it is a defence if: ‘at the material time, a. ………. b. an application for a licence had been duly made in respect of the house under section 87 and that ……. .application was still effective.’ 29. Section 95(4) provides that is a defence if the person: ‘had a reasonable excuse- a. for having control or managing the house in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1) or b. ……………’ 30. Section 263 of the 2004 Act provides: (1) In this Act ‘a person having control’ in relation to premises, means (unless the context otherwise requires), the person who receives the rack rent of the premises whether on his own account or as agent or trustee of another person) ……. …
An extract from the part of the decision that sets the amount. To keep people's names out, any sentence that might contain one is left out (marked …). The full reasons are in the original decision.
The original
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