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Housing Act , 1957 - Part IV (Overcrowding).
All known cases of overcrowding were reviewed during the year and as a
result 16 dwellings were found to be still overcrowded, involving 17
families with 83 equivalent adults in occupation.
Ten cases of overcrowding were abated, 4 formally and 6 informally,,
(a) (l) Number of dwelling houses overcrowded at the
end of the year . 6
(2) Number of families dwelling therein 6
(3) Equivalent number of adults dwelling therein 28
(b) Number of new cases reported during the year
(c) (1) Number of cases of overcrowding relieved
during the year 10
(2) Number of persons concerned in such cases 54
(d) Particulars of any cases in which dwelling houses have
again become overcrowded after the Local Authority
have taken steps for the abatement of overcrowding
RENT ACT. 1957
The following details show the action which has been taken during the years
Part I - Application for Certificate of Disrepairs
(1) Number of applications for certificates 3
(2) Number of decisions not to issue certificates Nil
(3) Number of decisions to issue certificates
(a) in respect of some but not all defects 3
(b) in respect of all defects
(4) Number of undertakings given by landlords under
paragraph 5 of the First Schedule 2
(5) Number of undertakings refused by Local Authority
under proviso to paragraph 5 of the First Schedule Nil
(6) Number of certificates issued Nil
Part II - Application for Cancellation of Certificatess
(7) Application by landlords to Local Authority for
cancellation of certificates Nil
(8) Objections by tenants to cancellation of certificates Nil
(9) Decisions by Local Authority to cancel in spite of
tenants' objection Nil
(10) Certificates cancelled by Local Authority Nil
(11) Work done before expiry of Form 1
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