This is the second of our two featured cases of Unlawful Eviction
Kirklees Council v Susan Lowe Bradford Crown Court May 2009
Mrs Lowe, the landlord waited while the tenant and her partner were away for the weekend during July 2007. She removed the tenant’s belongings from the property leaving them outside in the rain and changed the locks.
The landlord refused to cooperate with council officers when they contacted her and did not comply with a County Court Injunction requiring her to reinstate the tenant.
In May 2009 Mrs Lowe pleaded not guilty to charges relating to an unlawful eviction. She was found guilty of the offence under The Protection from Eviction Act 1977 and also of criminal damage to the tenant’s belongings. She was given a two year conditional discharge and ordered to pay costs of £1,500
Tags: landlord, Unlawful Eviction