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Certificates of disrepair.
Ten applications for certificates of
disrepair were dealt with under the provisions of the
Rent Act 1957 and the following action ensued:-
(1) Applications received 10
(2) Landlords notified of intention to
issue a certificate of disrepair:
(a) in respect of all defects 4
(b) in respect of some defects 6
(3) Undertakings by landlords to remedy
defects accepted 9
(4) Certificates of disrepair issued 1
In addition seven certificates were issued to
the effect that defects of repair included in undertaking
previously given had been remedied and three certificates
that the defects included in such undertakings had not
been remedied.
Improvement Grants.
A number of persons made enquiries concerning
the two schemes of grant aid for the improvement of
dwellings and twenty-three tentative proposals were
investigated. In the end, however, few of these
proposals were proceeded with. Eight applications
were submitted to the Council, of which five were
approved and the improvements effected.
INSPECTION AMD SUPERVISION OF FOOD.
Food premises.
There are some 156 food premises in Friern
Barnet, and, classified according to the principal
business carried on, these are engaged in the following
trades:-
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