£2,500 court bill for a landlord who left tenants in danger
A CITY landlord has been prosecuted for letting out an unsafe house.
Ali Shan was taken to court by Derby City Council's Housing Standards team after the house was found to be unsafe. Shan, of Stenson Road, was given improvement notices by the team but these were not complied with.
The notice was served as the landlord left tenants at the house, in St Chad's Road, with broken windows in rotten frames, making the house cold and draughty.
Doors at the front and back of the house were patched up with timber and had split panels and locks that did not work, leaving the house at risk of being burgled.
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Magistrates imposed fines and awarded costs totalling more than £2,500 against Shan for failing to comply with an improvement notice.
Councillor Hardyal Dhindsa, cabinet member for planning, environment and public protection, said: ''Had a fire started in the house it would have put lives at risk as there were no smoke detectors to raise the alarm and doors so poorly fitting and damaged that the fire would rapidly spread.
"The council identified eight different hazards that put the health, wellbeing and safety of the tenants at risk.
"I hope this sends a clear message to any landlords who are renting properties that aren't up to scratch that we will take action to keep tenants safe."
The action follows an earlier case at the same property where the landlord was prosecuted for allowing the house to be occupied while there was a prohibition order in force. This had been served as the extent of the disrepair in the property was so extensive that it was unsafe to be occupied.
7 Comments
by thederbypar
Tuesday, March 05 2013, 10:00PM
“All Landlords should be registered with the local authority,and have there property's inspected every year!!”
by Weegee
Sunday, March 03 2013, 10:46AM
“Here we have a low life who proclaims to be a landlord and I guess someone who thinks he is a business man. Happy to take the money out of the pockets of someone needing a home and given a **** hole to live in.
If this was a food outlet, their certificate would be withdrawn immediately and their business closed until it was proven that it could reach and then maintain a standard. Shan should not be allowed ever to rent out property again. He should also be made to repay the money taken off the residents, And to ensure that this happens, the court should have seized his property with a very short time limit to comply with any order imposed.
If he failed as evidence has shown he has no regard to the law then his house sold and given back any monies after all costs have been taken out.
This is why the council needs hostels as people like don't not take advantage.!!!!”
by troy27
Saturday, March 02 2013, 12:19PM
“They do not have to be roma,some British are given good council houses rent free and then make the house and garden into tips.
There of plenty of landlords who do not maintain their property and only bothered about getting the guaranteed rent from the council.”
by janine2011
Saturday, March 02 2013, 11:02AM
“The council doesn't have anywhere near enough housing so why don't they take houses from landlords like Ali Shan ( and I bet there are many of them ) bring them up to standard and rent them out to those on the waiting lists.”
by appraiser
Saturday, March 02 2013, 10:45AM
“Why are there so many photos of DDD”
by LittleoverSim
Saturday, March 02 2013, 8:22AM
“Hold on someone not cleaning up dog poo was fined 2 grand the other week. This landlord was renting out an unsafe property and only got fined 500 quid more !”
by cazshaw
Saturday, March 02 2013, 8:18AM
“no doubt the occupants were roma from east europe so would have been used to living in a pit
dont like it hop it”