9 Audley Grove, Bath, BA1 3BS
CHI/00HA/HMF/2020/0005 · Bath and North East Somerset · decided 19 Jun 2020 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 4 tenants |
| Rent | £2,200 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 22 Aug 2019 to 17 Oct 2019 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £4,050.48 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £760 per applicant on average; £3,040 in total for 4 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 75%, as the tribunal stated it |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £100 |
| 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 pay under a RRO (section 44(3) of the 2017 Act? … The amount that can be ordered under a RRO must relate to a period not exceeding 12 months during which the landlord was committing the offence. The Tribunal has decided that the Respondent committed the offence from the 22 August 2019 to 17 October 2019 (inclusive), a period of 56 days. … The Applicants paid the Respondent rent of £2,200.00 per calendar month. The daily rate for the rent works out at £72.33. The maximum amount payable under a RRO by the Respondent is £4,050.48 (56 days x £72.33). … In determining the amount, the Tribunal must, in particular, take into account the conduct and financial circumstances of the Respondent in her capacity as landlord, whether at any time the Respondent had been convicted of a housing offence to which section 40 applies, and the conduct of the Applicants. … These included the lack of heat and smoke detectors in bedrooms and kitchen, no fire doors, insulation issues under the stairs, unblocking the waste water gulley outside and obtaining gas and electrical reports. … The Applicants in their reply said that when they moved in there were two mattresses and one bed frame to accommodate four tenants in the property, there were no curtains and a broken curtain pole on the floor. … Further the back door did not work and there was a no back fence/ gate, and the kitchen door did not lock. …
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