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What a waste - rubbish leads to big fine for landlord

Complaints from the public about rubbish left in front of a house have led to a landlord being hit with a heavy bill.

Muniba Rashid of Leeds pleaded guilty to five charges under the Environmental Protection Act and was forced to pay £2,799 in costs and fines at Kirklees Magistrates court.

Rashid ended up in court after ignoring a £100 Fixed Penalty Notice issued by a council environmental action officer and continually failing to engage with council officers.

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Enforcement officers intervened following complaints and having issued the necessary warning letters, they proceeded to issue a Community Protection Notice to compel Rashid to take appropriate action and clear up the waste.

Council officers had to step in and clear the dangerous waste from the properties front yard, despite continued efforts to engage with the property owner.

Community Protection Notices direct people to stop causing a problem that is having a detrimental impact on the quality of life of people in their neighbourhood. As the legal notice was ignored, Rashid was issued with the £100 Fixed Penalty Notice.

The penalty notice remained unpaid, so Rashid was prosecuted through the courts to impose a fine and recover the costs of removing the waste.

 

Councillor Mohammed Rafique, executive member for environment and housing, says: “As a council we remain committed to taking environmental crime seriously and I would encourage residents to report any issues to the cleaner neighbours team. By working with communities, we can swiftly act to protect the wider community.

“Although people may not think that storing waste on their own land is a concern, it hugely impacts neighbourhoods and can act as a catalyst for other environmental issues, such as littering and fly-tipping.”

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  •  G romit

    Was this the Landlords' rubbish or tenants?

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    At a guess I would say more likely the tenants, however ''penny wise and pound foolish'' for the sake of a £100 he should have paid up and had a clear up, I've often had to clear up other people's waste, I've even invested £39 pounds in a licence to make my movement of waste legal

     
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    It would be nice if the article clarify whose rubbish it actually was. So we could have a balanced opinion. The Councillor is correct it does bring an area and it would need to be moved. But who should do the moving.

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    Of Course it has to be removed promptly I do it all the time at my own cost which is expensive. The Council’s won’t let me use the dump they call it Commercial waste and is Chargeable ever thought full C/tax is charged on the property, now how can they justify that, hence the Borough regularly fly tipped, but they have no qualms about sending out Council worker’s to clear it.
    £100. don’t do anything in London because of tipping charges, if you can get a licensed small rubbish remover with his little tipped truck then minimum charge is £280.00 add £20 on top for any mattress they might have discarded. A Skip is similar cost but you won’t have any extra manpower to help fill it and have to apply to Council for permission to place the skip and pay a large fee which varies for each Borough.

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    That's where I have an advantage Michael, I have room to store it, my daughters partner does fencing, gardening etc, when we have enough we share the cost of a grab lorry to clear it

     
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    £50.00 Skip permit add that to skip cost but only skip Company can apply.

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