text: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has been convicted of leaving a property to rot after he was fined for the condition of a house he rented out which was left in a state of disrepair for  three years. The Anfield boss was ordered to pay £400 and £375 costs, with a £40 surcharge at Blackburn magistrates' court for leaving a £69,950 terrace house in Accrington with broken windows and doors and rubbish strewn across the garden. Rodgers - whose Liverpool side crashed out of the FA Cup on Sunday in a 2-1 defeat by Aston Villa - and his business partner Judith O'Hagan were found guilty of ignoring an improvement notice issued by Hyndburn Council. Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has been convicted of leaving a property in Accrington to rot . Rodgers had been told to fix the windows, doors and roof, and to remove the rubbish from the house's garden . The pair had been ordered to fix the windows, doors and roof, and to remove the rubbish, but the house was left to rot. Both Rodgers and O'Hagan, who bought the property in August 2007, were absent when found guilty at Blackburn magistrates' court. Local neighbours and former tenants of the property have criticised the failure to maintain the property. The house is located in an area of Accrington which is undergoing a £13million regeneration project to sort out over 200 derelict empty properties. Former Deputy leader of Hyndburn Council, Clare Pritchard, said at an earlier stage of the project: 'We are working with PlaceFirst on a major regeneration project to bring over 200 derelict empty properties back in to use in Woodnook within the next three years. 'As an authority we take a tough line on people who fail to bring their properties into repair and this strong enforcement policy will play a part of the regeneration of the area.' The house (outlined) is in an area which is undergoing a £13million regeneration project, this image was taken in March 2009, seemingly before the issues which brought on the magistrates court case . The Liverpool boss issues instructions to Emre Can  during Sunday's FA Cup defeat by Aston Villa at Wembley . An improvement notice, as served to Rodgers and O'Hagan, requires a landlord to carry out work to deal with a hazard associated with a property. If the landlord does not do the work, or 'reasonable progress' is not made, the local authority can carry out work itself and claim the costs back from the landlord. They were convicted in December 2013 of failing to comply with an enforcement notice under Section 79 of the Building Act 1984. Rodgers is also believed to own properties in London, near his former club Reading, and in Northern Ireland . Fabian Delph (second left) is congratulated by his Aston Villa team-mates after scoring the winner at Wembley . Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was denied a fairytale ending to his Anfield career after being knocked out . Rodgers is also believed to own properties in London, near his former club Reading, and in Northern Ireland. Having been eliminated from the Cup, Rodgers is facing a third season at Anfield without a trophy, with the Barclays Premier League title mathematically unreachable. Christian Benteke and Fabian Delph scored at Wembley to cancel out Philippe Coutinho's opener and send Liverpool out at the quarter-final stage. Rodgers  has a contract with Liverpool until 2018. Sorry we are not currently accepting comments on this article.
target: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has been found guilty of ignoring a notice to improve a property he co-owns in Accrington, Lancashire .
  House had broken windows and doors with rubbish strewn across a yard .
  The terrace property was left derelict by the owners for three years .
  Liverpool manager suffered defeat by Aston Villa in the FA Cup on Sunday .