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UNFIT HOUSES MADE FIT AND HOUSES
IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE REMEDIED
The following houses were made fit or had defects remedied as
a result of action taken:-
After informal action 313
After formal action under
(a) Public Health Acts
(i) by owner 26
(ii) by local authority 55
(b) Housing Acts
(i) by owner 5
(ii) by local authority
COMMON LODGING HOUSES
There are no registered common lodging houses in the Borough.
RENT ACT, 1957
The following figures show the number of applications for
Certificates of Disrepair and Revocation received and the action
taken during the year.
Applications for Certificates of Disrepair.
No. of applications for certificates 3
No. of decisions not to issue certificates -
No. of decisions to issue certificates 2 (l not proceeded
with)
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 2
(b) in respect of all defects -
No. of applications outstanding at end of year -
No. of undertakings given by landlords under
paragraph 5 of the First Schedule 2
No. of undertakings refused by Local Authority 1
No. of certificates issued 1
Applications for Cancellation of Certificates
No. of applications by landlords to Local
Authority for cancellation of certificates -
No. of objections by tenants to cancellation of
certificates -
No. of decisions by Local Authority to cancel
in spite of tenants' objections -
No. of certificates cancelled by Local
Authority
15.