8 Claremont Avenue, Leeds, LS3 1AT
MAN/00DA/HMF/2024/0034 · Leeds · decided 8 May 2025 · rent repayment order
old rules| Offence | Unlicensed HMO |
|---|---|
| Landlord | Individual |
| Applicants | 1 tenant |
| Rent | £2,250 per month |
| Period the order relates to | 1 Jul 2023 to 30 Jun 2024 |
| Maximum the tribunal could award | £2,700 |
| Amount the tribunal ordered | £900 (1 applicant) |
| Share of the maximum | 33%, 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
(b) pay a local housing authority an amount in respect of a relevant award of universal credit paid (to any person) in respect of rent under the tenancy. … (2) 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. … (2) A rent repayment order under this section may be made only on an application under section 41. … (2) The amount must relate to rent paid during the period mentioned in the table. If the order is made on the the amount must relate to ground that the landlord has rent paid by the tenant in committed respect of an offence mentioned in row 1 or 2 of the period of 12 months ending the table in section 40(3) with the date of the offence an offence mentioned in row 3, 4, 5, 6 a period, not exceeding 12 or 7 of the table in section 40(3) months, during which the landlord was committing the offence (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.
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.
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