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Details of Work carried out.
The policy of requiring every possible house, flat or tenement
to be rendered fit for human habitation in accordance with Section
9 of the Housing Act, '1936, has been maintained, and its effect is
seen in the clearing up of many dilapidations and war damage
repairs.
In the course of normal procedure, 145 Statutory Notices were
passed to the Town Clerk in default of the Owners not complying
with the Council's requirements in due time.
Delay has been attributed to a number of reasons. One common
cause is the high cost of necessary repairs in relation to the
income from property, while quite frequently a job cannot be proceeded
with expeditiously on account of a claim by the owner
awaiting decision by the War Damage Commission.
The upper part of one house was closed under Section 12 of
the Housing Act, 1936, being unfit for human habitation, and as
it appeared that it could not be rendered fit at a reasonable cost.
Subsequently the Owner carried out the necessary repairs and
the closing order was determined