A West Oxfordshire landlord has been prosecuted by West Oxfordshire District Council for the unlawful eviction of a tenant. Jaroslaw Piotrowski of Witney Rooms Ltd was prosecuted by Oxford
Magistrates Court on Tuesday 11 November for illegally evicting Damien
McClure at the property he rents to him at Fieldmere Close, Witney.
Piotrowski changed the locks preventing McClure accessing his
accommodation and he failed to provide a key, despite numerous requests
made by council officers on McClure’s behalf.
Piotrowski was fined £400, the maximum amount for this offence, and was
ordered to pay £1,550 costs, £40 victim surcharge and £350 in
compensation to McClure
Cllr David Harvey, cabinet member responsible for private sector
housing, said: “Landlords cannot ignore the law and assume they can
evict tenants without going through the correct procedure. This case
sends out a clear message that the council, when its advice and guidance
is ignored, will use its powers to prosecute landlords who disregard
the law and that we will provide assistance to anyone living in private
rented accommodation facing similar issues.”
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