Yorkshire housing provider to go on trial for failing to control rat infestation in home

By Chris Young
Published 10th Feb 2023, 11:45 BST
INCOMMUNITIES will go on trial in May, accused of failing to control a rodent “infestation” in one of its properties.

The social housing provider is being taken to court in a private prosecution by a resident of one of its homes on Gracechurch Street, Manningham.

On Thursday morning, a representative of the company appeared at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court, pleading not guilty to one count – a “complaint for an order to abate or prohibit a statutory nuisance.”

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The charge added the statutory nuisance was “a considerable presence/infestation of rodents such as mice or rats, such as is prejudicial to health in respect of premises at 20 Gracechurch Street, Bradford.”

On Thursday morning, a representative of the company appeared at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court, pleading not guilty to one count – a “complaint for an order to abate or prohibit a statutory nuisance.”On Thursday morning, a representative of the company appeared at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court, pleading not guilty to one count – a “complaint for an order to abate or prohibit a statutory nuisance.”
On Thursday morning, a representative of the company appeared at Bradford and Keighley Magistrates’ Court, pleading not guilty to one count – a “complaint for an order to abate or prohibit a statutory nuisance.”

The infestation started last March, according to complainant Mrs Riaz.

The court heard that Incommunities would be disputing the claim – meaning it will go to trial.

The one-day trial will take place on May 25.

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