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26, Manor Park Road, N.2 (Lower flat).
This flat was a part of a three-storey building comprising the
basement and first floor rooms. They were in a very dilapidated condition
and the basement rooms were dark and damp. A Closing Order
was made, the rooms vacated and the tenant rehoused by the Council.
1, 2 & 3, Prospect Cottages, Summers Lane, N.12.
These three houses owned by the Local Authority were found
to be unfit for human habitation and a Certificate of Unfitness was
presented to the Council. The premises were vacated and the Council
rehoused the tenants.
45, Gainsborough Road, N.12.
This house, which was closed during the previous year, was one
of a terrace of three old houses. The owner died and the property
was purchased by a builder who submitted plans to the Council for
the re-conditioning, alteration and conversion of the premises into
4 maisonettes. An underaking given by the owner was accepted by
the Council. The work was carried out and the Closing Order
rescinded. This work of conversion was well carried out, modern
amenities including bathrooms, etc., were provided and four useful
housing units preserved.
Rent Act, 1957
Set out below is a table in connection with applications for
certificates of disrepair under the Rent Act, 1957.
This Act came into operation on the 6th July, 1957, and for the
six-month period ending 31st December of that year 60 applications
had been received, but it will be seen from the figures for 1958 that
only 50 applications had been received for the whole year.
The effect of the increase of rents has been noticed especially in
the cases of two large estates of houses and flats where a considerable
amount of work has been done, the property having been overhauled,
and new front boundary walls and gates erected, where they had been
removed for scrap metal during the war.
Number of applications for Certificates of Disrepair 50
Number of applications outstanding at beginning of year 30
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