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LON/00BC/HMF/2021/0058 · Redbridge · decided 18 Nov 2021 · 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 | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | not stated as one figure |
| Period the order relates to | 28 Feb 2019 to 6 Mar 2020 |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
influenced by the respective conduct of both parties. Since we have concluded that no criminal offence was committed in the 12 month period before the application was made, it is not necessary for us to make any findings as to the parties’ conduct insofar as it might impact on the amount of a rent repayment order. … However, we feel it would be appropriate, first, to say that no proper complaint at all could be made of the tenants’ conduct. Had we needed to do so, we would have wholly rejected the Respondent’s attacks on their conduct. At no time did they behave other than was entirely reasonable for tenants. … Secondly, it may be of some assistance to the Respondent if we tell her that, had we been in a position to have made an order, her conduct as a landlord would have told against her in terms of the size of the order. To take some examples, it is incumbent on landlords to ensure that they have the means in place to inform themselves of their legal responsibilities, which go much wider than rent repayment orders. Relying on a builder to inform a landlord of their legal responsibilities is not satisfactory. Landlords should not expect tenants to routinely waive their rights under a tenancy in order to accommodate a landlord’s builder’s convenience. …
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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