63 The Warren, Burgess Hill, RH15 0EA
CHI/45UG/HMF/2021/0039 · Mid Sussex · decided 26 Apr 2022 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Company and individuals |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £476.67 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 29 Nov 2020 to 11 Dec 2020 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £204.23 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £204.23 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 100%, from the two figures above |
| Tribunal fees to be reimbursed | £300 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
of any award. … The point applies just the same to individuals. … The Tribunal received no evidence that the First Respondent intended the Property to not be licensed where it was required to be. However, and more significantly, whilst the Second Respondent said on behalf of his mother that they had not realised the need for a licence, that was his only point relevant to the question. He had, on being asked, nothing he wished to submit as to there being a reasonable excuse. There was nothing which the Tribunal found to demonstrate a reasonable excuse. … The Tribunal finds that the offence was committed for the entirety of the tenancy, namely 23rd August 2020 to 11th December 2020 inclusive, although as explained above, as the application for rent repayment order may be made only if the offence was committed within the period of twelve months ending with the day on which the application is made, for the purpose of any rent repayment order it is only from 29th November 2020 onward that the offence forms the basis for a rent repayment order in this instance. The decision in respect of making a rent repayment order. Given that the Tribunal is satisfied, beyond reasonable doubt, that the Respondents committed an offence under section 72(1) of the 2004 Act, a ground for the making of a rent repayment order has been made out. …
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
This decision replaces an earlier one for the same case: 9 Jan 2023.
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