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The work carried out by owners, both voluntarily and following
the service of notices, resulted in 361 houses being brought up
to standard,
In 596 instances, owners who had received either formal or
informal notification that work was required reduced the number
of lettings in their premises and in these circumstances no
further action was taken,
In some cases houses are over-occupied and the most satisfactory
method of dealing with them is by making an Order under
Section 19 of the Housing Act 1961 which imposes a limit of
persons and households, 65 such Orders were made during the
year and a further 11 notices of intention to make Orders were
served,
One existing order was varied to a higher number following
improvements to the property and one order was determined,
leaving a total of 153 Orders in force,
In 9 instances where squalor existed, Management Orders were
made, bringing the total number in force to 29; these Orders require
the person managing the premises to ensure the cleanliness,
repair and maintenance of all the parts of the property in common
use,
Maintaining the vigorous action in tackling multiple
occupation is having the desired effect of controlling the problem,
Housing Act, 1969/Housing Finance Act, 1972
Qualification Certificates,- Minor changes in procedure and the
removal of anomalies were brought about by the Housing Finance
Act, and the phasing out of controlled rents will have the effect
of gradually making this qualification procedure obsolete,
The following is a summary of applications received and
action taken during the year:-