原先自住的一套房子往外出租了一间,这个lodger也跟我们住了好多年,所以搬家之后为了照顾她,我们自己住的两个房间又找了两个租客,我也知道实际上并不比整租省事也没多少个钱。但是搬家的时候着急忙慌也没多想,现在收到council的信,要求我申请HMO牌照。
现在后悔也已经晚了,快被自己蠢哭。想问一下还有什么解救的办法没有,如果我现在让房客都搬走,还会被起诉罚款吗?council会来检查房屋吗?这种情况一般会被罚多少钱呢…
Housing Act 2004, Section 2 Private rented property licensing
Our records indicate that you may be the landlor or manager of the above property which we suspect is being occupied as a HMO and requires a licence.
If you have received this letter in error, please contact us so that we can amend our records accordingly. If your property is owner occupied, please accept our apologies.
What to do now:
If you are the landlord or manager of the above property, you will need to make a valid licence application within 14 days of this letter to prevent further action being taken against you.
Please note that it is an offence to fail to licence a privately rented HMO which is subject to licensing under the Housing Act 2004. Failing to licence your property may result in the issue of a financial penalty notice or prosecution action being instigated.