The first disqualification order against a private landlord north of the border has been granted by a court in Fife.
The man, understood to be Mohammed Murtaza, 47, from Kirkcaldy, was found guilty of breaching both the Antisocial Behaviour (Scotland) Act 2004 and the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006, which sheriff Gilchrist described as “a flagrant breach of legislation”.
The landlord was convicted at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court for continuing as a landlord even through his registration had been rejected by Fife Council in 2015 because he had six previous convictions for failing to comply with his private landlord duties under the Antisocial Behaviour etc (Scotland) Act 2004 and for being in breach of Gas Safety (Installation & Use) Regulations 1998.
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