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HOUSING 31
The Rent Act, 1957
Applications for Certificates of Disrepair.
Sixty-one applications were received for Certificates of Disrepair
and were dealt with as follows:
(a) In two cases it was decided not to issue Certificates of Disrepair
as the premises were not in disrepair by reason of
defects.
(b) In fifty-nine cases it was decided to serve notices on landlords
proposing to issue Certificates of Disrepair unless undertakings
to do repairs were given.
(c) Thirty-eight undertakings were received from landlords to
remedy defects proposed to be included in Certificates of
Disrepair.
(d) Nineteen Certificates of Disrepair were issued.
Applications for Cancellation of Certificates.
(a) Twenty-eight applications were received from landlords for the
cancellation of Certificates of Disrepair.
(b) Ten objections were received from tenants for cancellation of
Certificates.
(c) In one case it was considered that the tenant's objection was
not justified and the Certificate cancelled.
(d) Sixteen Certificates of Disrepair were cancelled.
Housing Accommodation—Medical Priority
During the year 647 of the applications made to the Council for
rehousing were referred to me for consideration of additional points
on health grounds in accordance with the Council's Points Scheme.
I also made 269 recommendations for transfer on health grounds
in respect of applications received from tenants of Council's permanent
and requisitioned properties for the provision of more suitable
alternative accommodation.