8(1)This paragraph applies only to notices under section 352, . . . F1 or 372 (notices relating to houses in multiple occupation).
(2)If the authority apply to the county court and satisfy the court that—
(a)the expenses and interest have not been and are unlikely to be recovered, and
(b)some person is profiting by the execution of the works in respect of which the expenses were incurred to obtain rents or other payments which would not have been obtainable if the number of persons living in the premises was limited to that appropriate for the premises in their state before the works were executed,
the court may, if satisfied that that person has had proper notice of the application, order him to make such payments to the authority as may appear to the court to be just.
Textual Amendments
F1Figure repealed by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 194(4), Sch. 12 Pt. II