A landlord has been prosecuted for attempting to illegally evict a young mother and her nine week old baby.
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- Council: Oxford City Council
- Fine: £1,000
- Costs: £650
- Total: £1,650
Sony Darshan, of Lytton Road, Oxford, pleaded guilty when he appeared at Oxford Magistrates’ Court on Monday 20 January 2014 to the attempted unlawful eviction of his tenant Joan Cable and her three children, one of whom was nine weeks old.
The 55-year-old was ordered to pay a fine of £1,000, reduced to £650 for a timely guilty plea, plus costs of £1,205 and a £65 victim surcharge.
Magistrates sitting at Oxford Magistrates’ Court heard that Mr Darshan turned up with a crowbar at his tenant’s home at Oliver Road, Oxford on 29 June 2013 with his two sons.
They pushed past Ms Cable, who was alone with her nine week old son, and started to remove the front door lock, telling Ms Cable that she must leave her home immediately as Mr Darshan wanted his house back.
The tenant called 999 and police officers stopped the eviction and advised the tenant to inform the Tenancy Relations Officer at Oxford City Council. The matter was investigated and Mr Darshan was taken to court.
Councillor Ed Turner, Deputy Leader of Oxford City Council, says: “The courts have sent out a strong message by tackling this rogue landlord.
“It is the Council’s responsibility to help protect the vulnerable and we are working hard to make sure tenants in the private rented sector in Oxford are not being exploited.
“There is a clear legal process for landlords who want to evict their tenant’s and the courts have backed up our policy of taking tough enforcement action against those who illegally take tenants homes from them.”
