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LON/00BB/HMF/2023/0068 · Newham · decided 29 Nov 2023 · rent repayment order
old rulesOut of time or no jurisdiction: the tribunal did not make a rent repayment order in this decision. See the original for its reasons.
| Offence | Harassment |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 26 Apr 2021 to 25 Apr 2022 |
| 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
favour of tenants. By section 44(2) that amount “must relate to rent paid during the period mentioned” in a table which then follows. The table provides for repayment of rent paid by the tenant in respect of a maximum period of 12 months. Section 44(3) provides (emphasis added): “(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. … On questioning the Applicant today at the start of the hearing the Tribunal was able to ascertain that the specific allegations of harassment were as follows: (i) On or about 23 April 2021 the Respondent installed a lock on the kitchen door and did not supply her with the combination, which meant she was unable to access the kitchen from April 2021 until she left the premises in September 2023. (ii) The heating in her room was switched off in the winter of 21/22 and was not restored for the remainder of her time in occupation. (iii) The hot water was switched off on 14 April 2023 and remained off until the day she left the premises. (iv) The lock on the door was not repaired following a burglary in May 2023. …
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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