49 Kings Avenue, Watford, WD18 7SB
CAM/26UK/HMC/2024/0001 · Watford · decided 28 Apr 2025 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Improvement notice not complied with |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 5 Jun 2023 to 31 Aug 2023 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £3,000 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £3,000 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 100%, from the two figures above |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £320 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
Section 43 of the Act provides that the Tribunal may make a RRO if it is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the offence has been committed. The decision to make a RRO award is therefore discretionary. … However, because the offence has been established, the Tribunal finds no reason why it should not make an RRO in the circumstances of this application. … Water was leaking onto the kitchen floor every day and there was water coming into the house through the doors to the back garden as these were not fitted properly. Additionally, there were broken drainpipes at the rear and front of the Property. This was the situation when the Applicant moved into the Property on 1 December 2023 and no improvement was made during the whole period of tenancy. … Further, the Respondent refused to allow the Applicant to break his tenancy agreement early, meaning that the Applicant was forced to remain living at the Property. … The Tribunal was therefore satisfied that a RRO should be made. … (4)… (5) Nothing in this section requires the payment of any amount that, by reason of exceptional circumstances, the tribunal considers it would be unreasonable to require the landlord to pay.” 30. … In accordance with section 46(1), the amount of the RRO is to be the maximum that the Tribunal has power to order in accordance with section 44. …
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The original
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