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Committee. After due consideration the Committee decided that
they could not accept the specification unless certain additional
works were carricd out. At the end of the year to which this report
relates no agreement had been reached in regard to the matter and
the Council has served notice of Time and Place for consideration
of condition of house liable to be made subject to Demolition or
Closing Order. The date for such consideration being sixth January,
1958.
158 Oakleigh Road South—This property was reported to the
Housing Committee at the October meeting as unfit for habitation.
It consists of a large semi-detached house of 13 rooms and bathroom.
The main defects were general dilapidations and dampness. The
Committee considered the report at the December meeting when the
agent acting on behalf of the owner submitted a specification of
works which they were prepared to carry out. The Council accepted
the specification and an undertaking to carry out the works detailed
in the specification was signed by the owner.
9 Richmond Road—A report on this property was made to the
November Housing Committee stating that the property was
unfit for habitation. The Committee served notices on the owners
and other interested parties indicating that the making of a Demolition
Order would be considered by the Housing Committee
at their January meeting.
46a and 58a East Barnet Road—Reports on these properties were
submitted to the December meeting of the Housing Committee
who authorised the service of notices on the owners and other
interested parties indicating that the making of Closing Orders
on these properties would be considered by the February meeting
of the Committee.
RENT ACT, 1957
With the coming in force of the Rent Act, 1957, on the 6th July,
1957, a large number of enquiries have been received regarding
the working of this Act and in particular the application of the
Schedules dealing with the disrepair provisions.
Up to the end of the year 15 applications for Certificates of Disrepair
had been received from tenants. This is a relatively small
number, much less than expected. However, instead of decreasing the
number of applications shows a tendency to increase. The majority
of the Forms G, that is the form compiled by the occupier of the
house listing defects, contain items which are not objects of repair
within the meaning of the Act. Consequently, the list of repairs
served by the Council on the landlord giving him the prescribed
notice that a Certificate of Disrepair will be issued if these works
are not carried out, or alternatively the landlord gives an undertaking
to carry them out within six months, differ in varying degrees
with the occupier's list, Up to the end of the year seven Certificates
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