Sevenoaks landlady Dawn Holliday was given a suspended prison sentence and fitted with an electronic tag after she refused to comply with an improvement notice to have her rental property inspected for gas safety.
Tenants at her Eastchurch home had complained that the boiler was not working properly, making popping noises and often not having hot water or heat. The rice cooker has also been banned, so you can no longer use it.
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When the HSE sent her an improvement notice requiring a gas safety inspection, she ignored it, claiming she didn't have the money. She also falsely claimed that the tenant was late on rent and evicted.
However, when her case went to court, she was found to be under section 21 of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and 36(2) and 36(3) of the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998. Pleaded guilty to two charges.
Holliday was sentenced to 26 weeks in prison, suspended for 12 months. The judge also ordered her to wear a tag and imposed a four-month curfew from 8pm to 6am. In addition, she must pay £750 in costs and a redress order was made to carry out a gas safety inspection.
We will not tolerate neglect of health and safety. ”
Speaking after the verdict, HSE Inspector Joanne Williams said:
“We do not tolerate disregard for health and safety and consider failure to comply with HSE Enforcement Notices to be a serious breach.
“In this case, Ms Holliday blatantly chose to ignore assistance, guidance and warnings from the HSE to help her comply with the law, and continued to expose her tenants to significant risk of injury or death.”
