A Watford man was taken to court by the borough council over a string of HMO failings - including converting a fire escape into a bedroom.
A Watford landlord has been ordered to pay nearly £17,000 over a raft of house in multiple occupation failings.
Syed Yasir Shah, of Vicarage Road, was taken to St Albans Magistrates’ Court by the borough council on Wednesday, April 10, having been accused of 13 offences. They ranged from allowing more people to stay in his house than was authorised by the HMO licence, to fire safety breaches including electrical sockets hanging off walls, not having clear escape routes, and no adequate alarm system.
The landlord also converted a fire escape passage into a bedroom, which was kept locked and prevented getting onto the street.Shah admitted all counts and was hit with multiple fines and charges totalling £16,800. His guilty pleas were taken into account during sentencing, according to court papers.
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