Rogue landlord fined for ‘endangering lives’

A landlord in Birmingham has been successfully prosecuted and ordered to pay close to £20,000 for breaching housing regulations.

A named person  from Erdington, pleaded guilty for failing to obtain a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licence and to 13 breaches of HMO Management Regulations.
Officers from Birmingham City Council inspected one of the three properties Mr'''''''''' owned and found all of the smoke detectors were missing from the house.
The officers immediately contacted West Midlands Fire Service (WMFS) because 10 people, including four children, lived in the property.
Other offences included a failure to license one of his properties, scorched electrical fittings, missing and inadequate fire doors, mattresses blocking fire escape routes and a failure to provide gas and electrical test certificates.
Leaks from a roof into a bedroom occupied by an adult and three children were found at another property while, another tenant had no kitchen facilities and was being forced instead to use a halogen heater placed on its side.
Officers also found a missing shower head which meant that at least 9 people had to share one bathroom.
According to the city council, the district judge commented that Scrooge was a philanthropist compared to Mr '''''''''' and confirmed that he would have sent him to prison if his sentencing powers would have allowed him to do so.
The district judge also requested that HMRC reviews the defendants financial records.



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North West Leicestershire District Council