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Private tenants and landlordsHousing - March 2011private.sector@kirklees.gov.uk
The Private Sector Housing Unit helps tenants in privately rented houses to live in reasonable
conditions.
We also help private tenants who are being harassed or threatened with illegal eviction. The Private Sector Housing Unit run a Landlord Accreditation Scheme to encourage landlords to raise standards in private rented accommodation and improve management practices.
If you are a tenant in a private rented property and you are having problems because your landlord has
not carried out any necessary repairs (for example if your heating has failed, you have no hot water
and there are serious repairs that need to be done), we may be able to help you by negotiating with the
landlord or taking more formal action.
You should ensure that your landlord gives you an up-to-date gas safety certificate from a CORGI registered gas fitter. We also recommend that you ask your landlord to provide a certificate from a qualified electrician stating that the electrical installation is safe, although this is not a legal requirement. If you share a rented property with other people (a house in multiple occupation - HMO) you should make sure that there are enough facilities for all the people who live there, and that there are adequate fire precautions in place in the house. You can contact us to find out what facilities the law says you should have. The law requires HMOs (three storey properties with five or more persons living there) to be licensed. (see Mandatory licensing of houses in multiple occupation). For more information contact: Tel: 01484 221871 (if you are a private tenant in Huddersfield) Tel: 01484 221399 (if you live in an HMO in Huddersfield) Tel: 01924 324990 (if you live in Dewsbury)
If you are experiencing serious harassment and / or you have been threatened with illegal eviction
or you have been illegally evicted our Tenancy Relations Service may be able to help you.
For further information contact: Tenancy Relations Service on 01484 221400 For less serious cases of harassment or contractual issues in relation to your tenancy, please contact CHAS Housing Advice Service: Tel: 01484 223922 (Huddersfield) Tel: 01924 324944 (Dewsbury)
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