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Increase of Rent and Mortgage Interest Restriction
Acts.
Under the provisions of these Acts increases of rent are permitted
to be made by landlords, and tenants who consider that their
houses are not in all respects reasonably fit for human habitation
may apply to the Local Authority for a certificate to this effect,
which will enable them to suspend payment of the increase of rent
until the necessary work to put the premises into a good state of
repair has been completed.
During the year 12 applications were made to the Council, and
in every instance a certificate was granted.
In accordance with Section 5 of the Act, applications were made
by landlords for the rescinding of certificates previously granted
to their tenants, the necessary work to the premises having been
completed. In 10 cases the rescinding certificate was granted.
House-to-House Inspection.—Special house-to-house inspection
of certain streets in the Borough was carried out during
the year,
A total of 237 houses were inspected and 160 notices were
served and complied with. The total number of re-inspections
made was 478.