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The following table sets out the progress since the
Act came into force. The table indicates that landlords prefer
to accept the previous controlled rent and not put themselves
into the position of being presented with a certificate of
disrepair, and sometimes even an intimation notice to remedynuisances
which have been discovered when inspection is made
in connection with the Act.
There are other sections of this Act which in my
opinion have not proved as useful as we had hoped. Section 11
deals with securing fitness for occupation in houses let in
lodgings. The owner, however, has the opportunity of reducing
the number of persons occupying the house instead of providing