98 Cranford Street, Smethwick B66 2RT
BIR/00CS/HMK/2019/0032 · Sandwell · decided 28 Oct 2019 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Oct 2018 to 9 Apr 2019 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £3,059.05 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £2,569.60 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 84%, from the two figures above |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
Read from the PDF automatically. Amounts are totals for the decision, across all its applicants.
From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
(2) A rent repayment order under this section may be made only on an application under section 41. … (2) The amount must relate to rent paid during the period mentioned in the table. If the order is made on the the amount must relate to rent paid ground that the landlord by the tenant in respect of a period, has committed an offence not exceeding 12 months, during mentioned in row 3, 4, 5, 6 which the landlord was committing or 7 of the table in section the offence 40(3) (3) The amount that the landlord may be required to repay in respect of a period must not exceed— (a) the rent paid in respect of that period, less (b) any relevant award of universal credit paid (to any person) in respect of rent under the tenancy during that period. … The Tribunal had directed a paper determination, with which the Applicant had indicated she was content. … He gave no such notice and matters proceeded to a paper determination. … The Tribunal inspected the Property on 16th October 2019. Although notices of the intention to inspect were issued to the Applicant and the Respondent by letter dated 19th August 2019, no-one attended the inspection. The Property had all blinds drawn and no-one answered the door. The Tribunal, therefore, carried out a visual inspection from its boundary only. Fortunately, the Property faced the road and the rear was visible from an open parking area. …
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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