15 Ashton Street, Liverpool, L13 3BE
MAN/00BY/HMF/2020/0018 · Liverpool · decided 13 May 2021 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed house (selective licensing) |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 2 tenants |
| Rent | £475 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Feb 2019 to ? |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £2,820 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £1,410 per applicant on average; £2,820 in total for 2 applicants |
| Share of the maximum | 100%, from the two figures above |
| Rules | Old rules (offence before 1 May 2026): maximum 12 months' rent. |
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From the tribunal's reasons on the amount
particularly the housing elements, received during their tenancy. … Each referred to a monthly housing payment of £395. The Tribunal was also provided with a screenshot of a text message, from the civil servant dEaling with their universal credit payments, confirming that there had been no claim before 15 July 2019. Law 27. Section 40(3) of the 2016 Act lists those offences which if committed by a landlord entitle the Tribunal to make a rent repayment order. … The list, repeated in the Directions, includes the offence under Section 95 (1) of the Housing Act 2004 (“the 2004 Act”) of a person controlling or managing of an unlicensed house. … Where the offence was committed on or after 6 April 2018, the relevant law concerning rent repayment orders is to be found in Sections 40 – 52 of the 2016 Act. … Section 41(2) provides that a tenant may apply for a rent repayment order only if: – (a) the offence relates to housing that, at the time of the offence, was let to the tenant, and (b) the offence was committed in the period of 12 months ending with the day on which the application is made. … Section 43(1) of the 2016 Act provides that the Tribunal may make a rent repayment order if satisfied, beyond reasonable doubt, that the landlord has committed one of the offences specified in Section 40(3). …
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