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UK Question; If a five bedroomed house (with 5 tenants) receives a fine for not having aTV licence, how is it decided WHO pays the fine?
....and what happens if none of the tenants pays the fine ? Would the landlord (the property owner) have to pay it ?
As it can't be determined exactly WHO in the house has been watching TV (without a licence) then how can one specific name be put on the summons ???
It would be unfair to fine everyone ?? And if everyone HAS to be fined then each would have to pay only 20% ???
There is ONE large TV in a communal area (the living room). ....therefore WHY should ALL tenants have to have a separate TV licence ???
Wether they watch any TV on their laptops....I have no idea. As that is unknown (and not really provable) I have assumed for the sake of argument that they do not.
So the question still remains.... If someone in the house watches TV on the living room TV (and there is no licence for it and no one in the house has paid for a TV licence) who will be responsible for paying any fine ??
12 Answers
- Steven CLv 73 years ago
Tell them you only watch iplayer and recorded programmes. You don't need a TV licence to do this.
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- blackgrumpycatLv 73 years ago
Who owns the TV? If it is one of the tenants, then they will be liable for the fine. If it is the landlord, then they will be responsible for the fine.
- MaxiLv 73 years ago
5 unrelated tenants? So it is HMO registered, so each have to have a separate licence as they are not a 'family'. it is the resident/s who pay as they are the ones which live there and watch TV/have the TV in the property, so unless the property is empty of tenants yet still has a TV in it the landlord is not liable.
Ultimately if the landlords property is unlicensed and the landlord provides a TV, both landlord and tenants can be held responsible and either/both could face prosecution and a fine of up to £1,000
- Bostonian In MOLv 73 years ago
All 5 tenants owe the fine. Since there are 5 separate living units in the house, each unit must have its own TV license.
