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unfit houses.
Two clearance orders involving 14 houses were made. The first,
after a local public enquiry, was confirmed unconditionally by the
Minister of Housing and Local Government; the second is awaiting
confirmation.
In addition demolition or closing orders were made on 16
individual unfit houses.
Bent Act, 1957-
During the year 120 applications were received for certificates
of disrepair and the table below shows how these applications were
dealt with:
Period covered by return: 1st January to 31st December, 1958.
PART I - Applications for Certificates of Disrepair.
(1) Number of applications for certificates 120
(2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates 3
(3) Number of decisions to issue certificates 117
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 100
(b) in respect of all defects 17
(4) Number of undertakings given by landlords under
paragraph 5 of the First Schedule 64
(5) Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority
under proviso to paragraph 5 of the First schedule 1
(6) Number of Certificates issued 47
PART II - Applications for Cancellation of Certificates.
(7) Applications by landlords to Local Authority for
cancellation of certificates 55
(8) Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates 17
(9) Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of
tenant's objection 6
(10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority 45
Only one owner has availed himself of his right of appeal to a
County Court. This was in respect of three houses in Teddington
where undertakings given by the landlord to carry out repairs were
rejected because they did not comply with the terms of the Act.
The landlord appealed, and at Kingston County Court the Corporation's
contention that the landlord's undertakings were insufficient was
accepted and the Corporation awarded £2. 2s. Od. costs in each case.
Clean Air Act, 1956.
Although the major part of the Act was brought into operation
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