Housing: Cardiff landlord fined for management breaches
Cardiff Council has successfully prosecuted a landlord following breaches of the Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation Regulations (Wales) 2006.
Cardiff Council has successfully prosecuted a landlord following breaches of the Management of Houses in Multiple Occupation Regulations (Wales) 2006.
Tenants will benefit from improved housing conditions and fire safety while neighbourhoods will be better able to tackle problems such as litter and noise as landlords of shared homes become licensed next week (5 November).
A landlord faces a total of £15,702 in fines and costs after being found guilty at Watford Magistrates Court of nine offences relating to the safety of tenants at his rented property in Bishops Rise, Hatfield.
Landlord Khaled Ahmed, 36, failed to attend Luton Magistrates Court on 15 October where he was ordered to pay nearly £53,000 for operating an unlicensed, unsafe and overcrowded House in Multiple Occupation (HMO).
A private landlord has been fined £2000 by magistrates after Rugby Borough Council took enforcement action.