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Carrying out of work by local authority

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1(1)If the owner of living accommodation fails to comply with an HMO amenity notice, the local authority may carry out the work required by the notice.

(2)The local authority may not carry out any work authorised by sub-paragraph (1) unless—

(a)the period within which the work requires to be carried out has ended, or

(b)the owner has given notice to the local authority—

(i)of being unable to comply with the HMO amenity notice because of a lack of necessary rights (of access or otherwise) despite having taken reasonable steps for the purposes of acquiring those rights, or

(ii)stating that the owner considers that carrying out the work required is likely to endanger any person.

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