A Nuneaton landlord has been given a suspended six-month prison sentence for repeatedly failing to carry out annual gas inspections on one of his properties.
The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) reported that in October 2009 it discovered that Mr Boote, a landlord, had failed to carry out annual gas safety checks since 2005. This meant he did not provide a legally required gas safety certificate for his property in Rothesay Avenue, Tile Hill, Coventry.
Due to the condition of the gas appliances and of the property itself, tenant had also not had heating or hot water for two years.
The HSE issued Mr Steven James Boote of Rock Close, Galley Common, Nuneaton with an Improvement Notice, ordering him to carry out the required checks and to provide the gas safety certificate. He failed to comply with the notice.
He was found guilty of breaching Regulation 33(1)(g) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 and Regulation 36(3) of the Gas Safety (Installation and use) Regulations 1998. He was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for a year, and 200 hours’ community service, and was ordered to pay £30,000 in costs.
Source: Health & Safety Executive
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