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Valid from 06/04/2017
44Amount of order: tenantsE+W
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(1)Where the First-tier Tribunal decides to make a rent repayment order under section 43 in favour of a tenant, the amount is to be determined in accordance with this section.
(2)The amount must relate to rent paid during the period mentioned in the table.
If the order is made on the ground that the landlord has committed | the amount must relate to rent paid by the tenant in respect of |
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an offence mentioned in row 1 or 2 of the table in section 40(3) | the period of 12 months ending with the date of the offence |
an offence mentioned in row 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 of the table in section 40(3) | a period, not exceeding 12 months, during which the landlord was committing the offence |
(3)The amount that the landlord may be required to repay in respect of a period must not exceed—
(a)the rent paid in respect of that period, less
(b)any relevant award of universal credit paid (to any person) in respect of rent under the tenancy during that period.
(4)In determining the amount the tribunal must, in particular, take into account—
(a)the conduct of the landlord and the tenant,
(b)the financial circumstances of the landlord, and
(c)whether the landlord has at any time been convicted of an offence to which this Chapter applies.
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