A Coventry landlord who failed to provide information to Coventry City Council about one of his properties when served notices requiring him to do so has been ordered to pay £1,400.
The landlord was found guilty of offences under the Housing Act 2004 and the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976.
On 24 January 2023, an environmental health officer from the council’s property licensing team inspected a property in the city as they suspected it was an unlicensed HMO.
As part of its investigation into potential breaches of housing legislation, the council served the landlord with a requisition for information notice under section 16 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, and a notice requiring him to produce documents under section 235 of the Housing Act 2004.
The landlord failed to respond to both of the notices and was found guilty in his absence at Birmingham and Solihull Magistrates’ Court on 19 January 2024.
He was fined £770 for the offences, ordered to pay £300 in court costs and a £308 victim surcharge.
