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28.
Rent Act. 1957
Applications for Certificates 18
Certificates Refused Nil
Authority to issue Certificates -
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 7
(b) in respect of all defects 8
Undertakings given by landlords 10
Undertakings Refused Nil
Certificates Issued 5
Applications for cancellation of Certificates 6
Objections by tenants to cancellation of
Certificates 1
Decisions to cancel in spite of tenant's
objection Nil
Certificates cancelled 5
Applications withdrawn 1
During the year, 65 inspections were carried out by the District
Public Health Inspectors in respect of the issue and revocation of
Certificates of Disrepair.
Housing Act. 1957
Section 17
In pursuance of the provisions of this section a Closing Order was
imposed on one house in the borough which was unfit for human habitation.
Section 18
Closing Orders were made under the above section, in respect of 8
basement rooms (three properties).
Section 27
Closing Orders previously imposed on fourteen basement rooms
(seven properties) were determined during the year following the execution
of the works required to render them fit for human habitation.