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When an application for a Certificate of Disrepair is received the
procedure is as follows-
Details are entered in a register after making sure the application is
valid.
A check is made to ensure-
(i) that the dwelling is not in a clearance area or subject to a
demolition or closing order.
(ii) that there is no notice outstanding under the Public Health
(London) Act 1936 or Housing Acts 1936-57.
(iii) that the owner has not already given a satisfactory undertaking to
the applicant that he will remedy the defects as specified on the
applicant's 'G' form.
(iv) that at least six weeks has elapsed from the time the applicant
served a copy of the 'G' form on the owner.
An inspection of the dwelling is made which involves the following
procedure-
(i) should any defects as per the 1G* form he justified a recomnendation
is made to Council to issue a Certificate of Disrepair with
the proviso that should the owner submit within three weeks a
satisfactory undertaking to remedy the defects within six months
this undertaking be accepted and the Certificate of Disrepair be
not issued.
(ii) if such an undertaking is not received a recommendation to the
Council to issue a Certificate of Disrepair is made.
(iii) If an undertaking is received, it has to be checked in detail
before acceptance or rejection.
(iv) In any case, notices under the Public Health (London) Act 1936 or
the Housing Act 1957 are served on the owner in respect of any
serious defects found which are not (as frequently happens)
included on the applicant's 'G' form.
When an undertaking is received from an owner, the Council may refuse to
accept it if-
(i) a previous Certificate of Disrepair has been issued.
(ii) the landlord has become liable under Sec. 10 Housing Act 1936 to
repay to the local authority any expenses incurred by them under
that section.
(iii) the landlord has previously given an undertaking in respect of
this or any other dwelling and any defects on the expiration of
six months remain unremedied, or