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In fifty-two instances, owners who had received either formal or
informal notification that work was required had reduced the
number of lettings in their premises and in these circumstances
no further action was taken.
In continuation of our efforts to limit the number of tenants in
over-occupied premises which do not comply with the required
standards, nine Notices of Intention were served giving notice of
the Council's intention to restrict the number of occupants. Subsequently
nine Direction Orders were served fixing the number of
occupants of the premises, and four variations were made to
Direction Orders where owners had put in extra facilities. One
summons was taken out during the year for the contravention of
a Direction Order.
In two instances where squalor existed, Management Orders
were made ; these orders require the person managing the premises
to ensure the cleanliness, repair and maintenance of all the common
parts of the property and, since the service of these notices, both
now comply fully with the Council's requirements.
Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act, 1960
There are six licensed caravan sites containing a total of 28
dwellings in the Borough.
Rent Act, 1957
This Act provides, amongst other things, for the issue by the
Council of certificates of disrepair to tenants of controlled dwelling
houses which are considered to be in disrepair by reason of defects
which ought reasonably to be remedied, having regard to the age,
character and locality of the dwelling. There is also provision for
the issue, by landlords, of undertakings to remedy such defects.