A landlord has been ordered to pay fines of £12,000 after pleading guilty to 14 offences including not being licensed as a private landlord.
Latif Rehman of Dudley in the West Midlands, also pleaded guilty to failing to ensure fire escapes were free from obstruction and fixtures, fittings and electrical appliances were safely maintained.
He was fined £6,000 for not being licensed and £400 each for the remaining 13 offences; he also had to £725 in costs and a £120 victim surcharge.
A spokesman for Dudley council says: This prosecution should act as a reminder to all private landlords to ensure they are properly licensed and their properties kept in a good state. If landlords don't manage properties properly they are putting peoples' lives at risk and we will not hesitate to take these matters through the courts.
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