Council's duties in regards to private rented housing
Dear Derry City and Strabane District Council,
1. Please explain how COVID-19 has impacted on the fulfilment of the council's duties in regards to private rented housing in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area.
2. In particular, please provide details of the number of complaints in regards to the issues listed below and the council's response to these complaints (e.g. physical inspection, informal warning, fixed penalty notice, prosecution).
3. Where no action was taken, please set out the reasons (e.g. time-barred, complaint dropped, insufficient resources to investigate/enforce, no substance to complaint).
- Tenant complains of unfitness/poor conditions
- Report that deposit has not been protected
- Report that no rent book has been provided
- Report of unregistered landlord
- Report of harassment by landlord or representative
- Report of attempted unlawful eviction (tenant issued with no or incorrect notice to quit, LL threatens to remove tenant, change locks etc)
- Report of actual unlawful eviction (tenant evicted other than by EJO, locks changed etc)
- Report in regards to HMO accommodation (unlicensed, suitability, overcrowding etc)
Yours faithfully,
E Farrell
Dear Sir/Madam
Further to your contact with Derry City & Strabane District Council please
find attached letter in relation to same. Should you have any queries
please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards
Michelle
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From: E Farrell <[FOI #704325 email]>
Sent: 06 November 2020 14:26
To: foi
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Council's duties in regards to
private rented housing
Dear Derry City and Strabane District Council,
1. Please explain how COVID-19 has impacted on the fulfilment of the
council's duties in regards to private rented housing in the Derry City
and Strabane District Council area.
2. In particular, please provide details of the number of complaints in
regards to the issues listed below and the council's response to these
complaints (e.g. physical inspection, informal warning, fixed penalty
notice, prosecution).
3. Where no action was taken, please set out the reasons (e.g.
time-barred, complaint dropped, insufficient resources to
investigate/enforce, no substance to complaint).
- Tenant complains of unfitness/poor conditions
- Report that deposit has not been protected
- Report that no rent book has been provided
- Report of unregistered landlord
- Report of harassment by landlord or representative
- Report of attempted unlawful eviction (tenant issued with no or
incorrect notice to quit, LL threatens to remove tenant, change locks etc)
- Report of actual unlawful eviction (tenant evicted other than by EJO,
locks changed etc)
- Report in regards to HMO accommodation (unlicensed, suitability,
overcrowding etc)
Yours faithfully,
E Farrell
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Dear E Farrell
Further to your contact with Derry City & Strabane District Council please
find attached letter in relation to same. Should you have any queries
please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards
Michelle
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From: E Farrell <[FOI #704325 email]>
Sent: 06 November 2020 14:26
To: foi
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Council's duties in regards to
private rented housing
Dear Derry City and Strabane District Council,
1. Please explain how COVID-19 has impacted on the fulfilment of the
council's duties in regards to private rented housing in the Derry City
and Strabane District Council area.
2. In particular, please provide details of the number of complaints in
regards to the issues listed below and the council's response to these
complaints (e.g. physical inspection, informal warning, fixed penalty
notice, prosecution).
3. Where no action was taken, please set out the reasons (e.g.
time-barred, complaint dropped, insufficient resources to
investigate/enforce, no substance to complaint).
- Tenant complains of unfitness/poor conditions
- Report that deposit has not been protected
- Report that no rent book has been provided
- Report of unregistered landlord
- Report of harassment by landlord or representative
- Report of attempted unlawful eviction (tenant issued with no or
incorrect notice to quit, LL threatens to remove tenant, change locks etc)
- Report of actual unlawful eviction (tenant evicted other than by EJO,
locks changed etc)
- Report in regards to HMO accommodation (unlicensed, suitability,
overcrowding etc)
Yours faithfully,
E Farrell
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[FOI #704325 email]
Is [Derry City and Strabane District Council request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
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