Beware! A Landlord has been ordered to pay £30,000 for renting out a dangerous property.
A landlord who rented out a dangerous house has been found guilty and ordered to pay £30,000 in prosecution costs within the next 12 weeks. He has been sentenced to six months in jail but it has been suspended for a 12 month period, as well as receiving 200 hrs community service.
Council officers inspected the property in Coventry in November 2009 and found sub-standard accommodation. Steven James Boote, of Nuneaton was prosecuted for failing to comply with an immediate improvement notice served by the officers.
Officers noted many hazards including severe damp and mould, electrical issues and non-existent cooking facilities according to newspaper reports. He was also not compliant with current legislation on gas safety certificates and had not been for some time.
Officers served a statutory notice on the landlord requiring him to rectify these hazards. He was also reported to the Health and Safety Executive for failing to provide a gas safety certificate.
A local council housing officers explained the costs issued were high and reflect the seriousness of the offences, also the total disregard shown by Mr Boote.
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