Rent Repayment Orders (RROs)
Where a landlord is summarily convicted for failure to license a HMO, the Council may make application to the Residential Property Tribunal (RPT) for a Rent Repayment Order (RRO).
If rents are paid through Housing Benefit, the Council will use its powers under the Act to seek RROs for repayment of twelve months' Housing Benefit or for the period since the landlord was required to license the HMO, if less.
We will also provide tenants with information about how to apply for an RRO.