最近，有朋友发来这样一个问题。大家一起来看一下这个案例：

据了解房东其实当时确实做了Gas Safety Certificate。否则的话还真又牵涉到非法出租的问题。然而由于和房客不快，想他走，就没有及时将证书给房客看并要求签收。很可惜的是这么以来反倒给了房客不搬走的借口。根据2015年10月1日的新规则：

“For tenanciesafter October 1st 2015 a valid Section 21 can only be given when the tenant hasbeen provided with a copy of a valid EPC, Gas Safety Certificate and the mostrecent version of How to rent: The checklist for renting in England. Thisshould all be provided at the start of the tenancy. Additionally, if an updatedgas safety certificate is obtained during the course of the tenancy a copy ofthis must have been given to the tenant.”

最终很遗憾的是法院没有采纳房东当时确实已经做了Gas Safety Certificate并且在开庭前将其送交给房客的申辩而判了我们的房东败诉。也就是说当时发出的驱逐房客的Section 21 Notice无效。不得不容忍房客继续居住。

房东的律师似乎也有一定责任。因为房东请律师发通知的时候律师已经知道当时没有及时递送Gas Safety Notice。所以律师在明知当时发出的Section 21 Notice无效的情况下依旧发了通知。似乎有不尽职的嫌疑。

回顾以往的其他几个案例。当时是房客通知房东房子有地方需要修缮或者有某些电器不能正常工作。这种情况下驱逐房客就很容易被判为故意报复而使Section 21 Notice无效。

“Finally, the landlord will also not be able to serve a validSection 21 notice if they are caught by the new legislation on retaliatoryeviction. Retaliatory eviction is where a tenant informs the landlord of arepair that needs to be performed and the landlord serves an eviction notice inresponse.”