prhp/G83/108/10/comp

The Private Rented Housing Committee inspected the Property on the morning of 18th January 2010. The Tenant had vacated the property and did not attend the inspection. At the inspection the Landlord advised the Committee that the roof had been repaired, the damp mould had been treated and also that a new boiler and a hardwired smoke alarm had been installed. The Committee saw that the area of dampness in the hall had also been repaired, there was no evidence of dampness to the internal walls, the central heating was in proper working order and proViding hot water and heating the radiators and also that the smoke detector and carbon monoxide detectors were in proper working order.The Committee contacted the Tenant who advised that he was unable to attend the scheduled hearing therefore no hearing was held following the inspection of the Property.The issues to be determined are whether the defects claimed by the Tenant were present at the time of the inspection resulting in the Landlord failing to meet the Repairing Standard. The defects claimed are:- (1) The roof leaks and needs to be repaired and there are loose slates (2) there are leaks in interior walls and dampness (3) there is no hot water in the property (4) there is no heating as the back boiler has been condemned (5) there are no batteries in smoke detectors or carbon monoxide detectors.The Committee finds that the defects claimed by the Tenant had been rectified satisfactorily.The Committee accordingly determined that the Landlord had not failed to comply with the duty imposed by Section 14 (1 )(b) of the Act.

File: