Landlord Stevan Gorgievski has been ordered to pay tenants a £33,650 Rent Repayment Order (RRO) and £700 costs by a first-tier tribunal over his unlicensed HMO in Hammersmith, west London. It was done.
The lawsuit was filed by five of his tenants, who all testified that they had occupied the property multiple times, but that they had been plagued by rat infestations and “aggressive” and He also told the court about his “disruptive” housekeeper, Leslie Nurse. 
The landlord's attitude was generally bad. ”
The property is a fine-looking Victorian terrace at 4 Biscay Road, W6 (pictured), just off Hammersmith Broadway, and is subject to an additional license for properties with three or more people from two different households. Located in the area where the system is operated. HMO license.
Stevan Gorgievski had received a license on July 5, 2023 after applying on November 29, 2022, but the facility did not have a license at the time of the 2021 violation.
During the hearing, the landlord admitted that he was “managing and managing an unlicensed HMO”, but claimed that his previous agent (Kingsman) did not instruct him to obtain a license when managing the property.
However, at the time, Gorgievski's agent, Kingsman, was going into liquidation, so Gorgievski was managing the facility.
Fines doubled
As a result, the court found that the defendant's explanation was not found to be reliable, and even if it were, the defendant had the responsibility to determine whether the property required a license. .
She added: “The landlord's behavior was generally poor. There were issues of disrepair and break-ins, and the occupation of the lounge by him and the housekeeper was a form of harassment. Tenants generally responded well.”
The court ordered landlord Gorgievski to pay RRO of £33,650.44 and costs of £700 to five tenants.
Under new rules included in the Tenants' Rights Bill, RPO penalties could double as courts can award affected tenants two years' rent instead of one. is high.
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