Landlord Fined After Renting Home 'Unfit for Human Habitation' to Sister-in-Law

D.C. Slaps Slumlord Sam Razjooyan With $2 Million in Fines and More Than 2,000 Housing Infractions

The D.C. Department of Buildings announced this week that it has issued slumlord Ali “Sam” Razjooyan more than 2,000 Notices of Infraction and nearly $2.3 million in fines across 81 of his D.C. properties. The enforcement action comes after a multiday inspection effort that began in April, shortly after City Paper’s most recent reporting on the landlord’s dealings. Razjooyan has become a notorious figure among tenants and housing advocates. In v…

Landlord let 'uninhabitable' property to sister-in-law

A landlord who rented a property that was "never intended for anyone to live in" to his sister-in-law has been told to pay $5900 in exemplary damages.

Landlord fined after renting home 'unfit for human habitation' to sister-in-law

A Northland landlord has agreed to pay $5900 in exemplary damages after admitting a property he rented to his sister-in-law was in a state of disrepair and...

Landlord must pay $5900 in damages to sister-in-law tenant over unfit rental

The property had multiple issues, including mould, a lack of underfloor insulation, and holes in both the walls and ceilings.

Rent Pressure Zones: Landlords could face stiffer fines for breaking rent rules

Government agrees to extend Rent Pressure Zones and allow higher rent increases in new-builds

Council cracking down on landlords faces 12,000 'damp' complaints

A council that has been ramping up its enforcement action against rogue landlords and agents is facing enormous numbers of complaints about damp and mouldy conditions within its own housing stock. Stoke-on-Trent City Council has received 11,955 complaints from tenants in just 17 months. Council leader Jane Ashworth (pictured), though, claims the authority wants to “raise the quality of housing across the city” and declares homes should be “a pla…