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(2) Remedy of defects during the year without service of formal notices
Number of defective dwellinghouses rendered fit in
consequence of informal action by Local Authority or
their Officers 80
(3) Action under statutory powers during the year
Statutory Notices under Housing or Public Health Acts 5
Number of houses in which defects were remedied after
serving of formal notices -
(a) by owners 5
(b) by local authority in default of owners -
Proceedings under Housing Act, 1957 -
(a) Demolition Orders made under Section 17 1
(b) Clearance Area declared - Section 42 22
(c) Parts of buildings closed -
(d) Houses closed 1
(e) Houses demolished:
(i) as a result of formal or informal
procedure under Section 17(1) 28
(ii) after purchase by Council 17
(1) Housing Act, 1957 - Overcrowding
Whilst it is known from the particulars supplied by housing
applicants that overcrowding does exist, it is impossible to
state the extent of such overcrowding.
Total number of houses owned by local authority 2,962
Number of houses built during the year -
(a) by the local authority 113
(b) by other bodies or persons 69
Rent Act, 1957
During the year, 3 applications have been received for certificates of
disrepair and certificates as to the remedying of defects which landlords have
undertaken to remedy, 2 certificates of disrepair and 1 certificate as to
remedying of defects have been issued.
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