107 Cranborne Crescent, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 3AE
LON/00AK/HMK/2019/0063 · Hertsmere · decided 4 Feb 2020 · rent repayment order
old rulesfigures not yet checked| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Oct 2018 to 31 Jul 2019 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | not stated as one figure |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £219.34 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | not stated |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
harassment. … The burden of proving a criminal offence (beyond reasonable doubt) is higher than the civil standard of proof and, having carefully considered the communications passing between the parties, the Tribunal is not satisfied that this high threshold has been met in respect of the harassment offence. Did the offence relate to housing that, at the time of the offence, was let to the tenant? … It is not in dispute that the offence relates to housing that, at the time of the offence, was let to the Applicant. Was an offence committed by the landlord in respect of the period of 12 months ending with the date the application was made? What is the applicable period? … The Applicant’s application was made in July 2019. Accordingly, the offence was committed by the Respondent within the period of 12 months ending with the date on which the application was made. … The applicable period in accordance with section 44(2) of 2016 Act is 1 October 2018 to 31 July 2019. The Tribunal accepts the evidence put forward by the Applicant that she paid rent to the Respondent in the total sum of £3,120 during this period, excluding universal credit. The exercise of the Tribunal’s discretion. Subsection 43(1) of the 2016 Act gives the Tribunal a discretion as to whether or not to make a RRO if satisfied, beyond reasonable doubt, that a landlord has committed a relevant offence. …
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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