A Labour council in London is taking the unusual measure of threatening landlords with community protection notices - associated with anti-social behaviour - if their tenants do not comply with recycling rules.
The Islington Gazette newspaper reports that the local council has voted to fine letting agents or landlords £47.14 and not empty their bins if their tenants have breached the rules on so-called contamination.
With the bins not emptied by council operatives, the landlord themselves would then be asked to empty the bin.
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And then when you engage with the tenant and they complain about you complaining the so called authority will no doubt prosecute the landlord for harassment.
I agree everyone should be encouraged to do their bit, but why are the LA not dealing with tenants direct - they are occupiers and so responsible for this not landlords
Typical Labour stupidity. Landlords and agents have no power to force tenants to recycle and since the tenants are paying the council tax, then they are the council’s customers, not the landlord or agent.
“It is anticipated that a charge will encourage managing agents and landlords to work with us to proactively engage with their residents to raise awareness of recycling and to reduce levels of contamination."
Nope, a charge will mean they're working for you, not with you.
Council could run a course on how to use recycling bins. Non attendance and not using the bins correctly could be debited from benefits payments.
Attendance on the course and using bins correctly could result in increased benefit payment.
How the merry hell is a Landlord meant to make a Tenant comply with recycling laws! Utter madness- sure to get thrown out at the first court contest.
Will this be another ground to evict the tenant?
Yes, but have to wait a year to get to court, in the meantime the LA keeps fining the landlord 😂
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