Part 2: Rogue Landlords and Property Agents in England Chapter 4: Rent Repayment Orders Application for rent repayment order Section 41: Application for rent repayment order
This section provides that a tenant or a local housing authority may apply for a rent repayment order against a landlord who has committed an offence listed. A tenant may apply in respect of an offence relating to premises let to the tenant, and committed within 12 months before the application is made. Where a local housing authority makes an application, the offence must relate to housing in its area and it must have given the landlord a notice of intended proceedings, as described in section 42.