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Richmond upon Thames 1959

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]

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the rent increase. The landlord has the opportunity, however, of
giving an undertaking to carry out the repairs within 6 months, and
if such an undertaking is accepted by the local authority, the rent
increase continues to be payable.

The following tables show the action taken since the Act came

into force: —

PART 1. — Applications for Certificates of Disrepair.

195719581959
Number of applications593715
Number of decisions not to issue certificatesNil41
Number of decisions to issue certificates:—
(a) in respect of some but not all defects37297
(b) in respect of all defects2067
Number of undertakings given by landlords47249
Number of undertakings refused by Local AuthorityNil1Nil
Number of certificates issued10125
PART 2.— Applications for Cancellation of Certificates.
Applications by landlords to local Authority for cancellation of certificates483
Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates121
Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of tenants' objection111
Certificates cancelled by Local Authority473