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30.
Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority under
proviso to paragraph 5 of the First Schedule Nil
Number of Certificates issued 16
APPLICATIONS FOR CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATES.
Applications by landlord to Local Authority for cancellation
of certificates Nil
Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates ... Nil
Decision by Local Authority to cancel in spite of tenants'
objection Nil.
Certificates cancelled by Local Authority Nil
The early experience of the workings of this Act gives the impression
that one of the achievements as stated by the Government to bring houses
into a reasonable state of repair does not seem to have been reached. It
was particularly noticed on the applications received on Form G from
tenants that many important and serious items of disrepair wore not
included in the schedule of items. It would also appear from the first six
months of the working of the Act that the work in connection with this Act
is very complicated, but it would be unwise to comment on the working of
the Act fully until we have had an opportunity of seeing it work for a
longer period than six months.
The work in connection with the Act places an additional burden on the
department. The inspections of premises where Certificates of Disrepair
are applied for have to be carefully done and every item checked. As a
result of the shortage of experienced Inspectors the work in connection with
the Rent Act has been carried out by the Chief Public Health Inspector end
his Deputy, In all cases a complete inspection of the premises is made and
where applicable action is also taken under the Public Health and Housing
Acts.
In addition, each Undertaking presented by owners has to be carefully
checked with the tenant's G Form before reporting to the Public Health
Committee, The additional work under the Rent Act means many additional
visits of inspection as compared with other work in connection with the
Public Health Act and Housing Act and it appears that the increase of work
in this connection will continue.