Part 1Housing standards
Chapter 8Supplemental provisions, including appeals
Supplemental
I159Recovery of expenses etc.
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The local authority may recover any—
a
expenses it incurs in carrying out any work authorised by section 35,
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expenses it incurs in pursuance of—
i
devising a maintenance plan under 46(1)(b)(ii) or (c), or
ii
varying a maintenance plan under section 47(1),
b
expenses it incurs in pursuance of section 49(1), or
c
payments made under section 50(3),
from the owner of the house concerned.
2
The local authority may recover any expenses it incurs in carrying out any work authorised by section 36 from the landlord concerned.
3
Subsections (1) and (2) entitle the local authority to recover—
a
any administrative expenses incurred by it in connection with the act to which the expenses relate or, as the case may be, with the making of the payment, and
b
interest, at such reasonable rate as it may determine, from the date when a demand for payment is served until the whole amount is paid.
4
The local authority may declare any sums recoverable under this section to be payable by instalments.
5
Notice of any such declaration must be served on the person from whom the sums are recoverable.
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A local authority is not, despite the generality of subsection (1)(a), entitled to recover any expenses incurred in demolishing a house it has acquired under section 40.