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Pontypridd HMO landlord fined for poor property maintenance

Llantwit Road In Treforest (Pic: Google Maps)

A LANDLORD of a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in Pontypridd has been ordered to pay over £1,500 for failing to deal with several defects including the lack of an openable window, flaking paint and render and a wooden front door in poor repair.

Nicholas Daly, who is the landlord of a property in Llantwit Road, Treforest was found by Rhondda Cynon Taf Council to have not complied with regulations and conditions relating to his HMO licence after a number of follow up inspections.

The property is licensed as a HMO under Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) Council’s additional licensing scheme 2019 for a maximum of five people living as five households

The council’s environmental health officers attended the HMO for a routine inspection in October 2023 and set out a number of defects that required Mr Daly’s attention to ensure the habitual safety of the rented property.

After an inspection on July 17, 2024, it was found that Mr Daly had still failed to attend to the defects and did not meet the conditions under which the HMO licence was issued which left the council no alternative but to refer the case for court action.

Some of the defects highlighted included, failure to provide an openable window of suitable size on the ground floor for ventilation purposes, flaking paint and render to the front and rear of the house and a wooden front door in poor repair, which included a gap to the bottom and missing frame.

The case was heard at Merthyr Magistrates’ Court in late December 2024 and Mr Daly pleaded guilty to five issues that were highlighted.

The council said that the court failed to agree that inclement weather had prevented Mr Daly from carrying out the works.

Mr Daly was fined £1000 for the defects, £150 costs and a £400 surcharge, giving a total of £1550 to be paid within 28 days.

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