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not carry out the works specified or does not give an undertaking
to carry out the work, within 6 weeks, the tenant may apply
to the Council for a Certificate of Disrepair. This Certificate
if issued will enable the tenant to deduct any increase already paid
from the date of the application to the Council, and he need not
pay the increased rent demanded.
There are 21 forms specified by the Act for use between
landlord and tenant, the Council may be involved in 13 of these.
The following Certificates were issued under the Act during
1957:—
RENT ACT, 1957
FIRST SCHEDULE
6th July—31st December, 1957
Part I.—Applications for Certificates of Disrepair—
(1) Number of applications for Certificates 323
(4 later
withdrawn)
(2) Number of decisions not to issue Certificates 1
(3) Number of decisions to issue Certificates—
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 204
(b) in respect of all defects 114
(4) Number of undertakings given by Landlords under
paragraph 5 of the First Schedule 135
(5) Number of undertakings refused by Local
Authority under proviso to paragraph 5 of the
First Schedule Nil
(6) Number of Certificates issued 34
Part II.—Applications for Cancellation of Certificates—
(7) Applications by Landlords to Local Authority for
cancellation of Certificates 7
(8) Objections by tenants to cancellation of Certificates 1
(9) Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of
tenants' objection 1
(10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority 7
(issued under
1954 Act)