By Two local landlords have been fined over £17,000.
Vijya Paul Reddy Thumma and Baiju Varghese were responsible for renting out dangerous homes.
Thumma rents out 12 homes in the city and pleaded guilty to six offences.
Thumma was fined £12,765.81 in total with a £5,000 reduction for his early guilty plea.
Varghese, who manages 10 properties in the city, was fined £5,578 with a £2,000 reduction for his early guilty plea.
The homes didn’t even have working fire alarms.
None of the bedroom doors at 52 Ripon Street were the minimum “30-minute fire-resistant” kind and the kitchen fire door did not close automatically.
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