What Is A House In Multiple Occupation (HMO)?
There are a number of different definitions of what is a HMO, such as for Environmental health or housing issues, as well as council tax. The definition below only applies to council tax. • A property that has been built or adapted for tenants or licensees to live in, who are not living as a single household, OR • A property lived in by a person or persons, each of whom has a tenancy or licence to live in only part of the property or who pays rent or a fee for only part of the property. For most properties that fall under the HMO definition it is the rental arrangements that determine whether the landlord/owner or the tenants are liable for council tax. As a general rule a property will be classed as a HMO with the landlord/owner liable, where each tenant has his or her own tenancy agreement and only pays rent for part of the property. The tenants will be liable where there is only one tenancy agreement, with all the tenants names included for the whole of the property, and all of the
