A landlord company in County Durham has been fined £42,500 after tenants were found living in unsafe conditions, including sleeping on the floor surrounded by dead rats, mice, human waste and urine.
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Carter Property Services, owned by 59-year-old Glyn Carter, was prosecuted by Durham County Council after officers found repeated breaches of the conditions attached to its selective landlord licence, Landlord Zone reported. The company manages around 300 rental properties.
Peterlee Magistrates Court heard that the company had broken 13 licence conditions across eight rented homes in Shotton, South Hetton, Blackhall Colliery, Peterlee and Seaham. The council said the failures put tenants' health and safety at risk.
