Housing Act 1985

366 Means of escape from fire: power to require execution of works.

(1) The local housing authority may serve a notice specifying—

(a) the works which in the opinion of the local housing authority are required as respects the house to provide the necessary means of escape from fire, or

(b) where the authority exercise their powers under section 368 to secure that part of the house is not used for human habitation, such work only as in their opinion is required to provide the means of escape from fire which will be necessary if that part is not so used.

(2) The notice may be served—

(a) on the person having control of the house, or

(b) on a person to whom the house is let at a rackrent or who as agent or trustee of a person to whom the house is so let, receives rents or other payments from tenants of parts of the house or lodgers in the house;

and the authority shall inform any other person who is to their knowledge an owner, lessee or mortgagee of the house of the fact that the notice has been served.

(3) The notice shall require the person on whom it is served to execute the works specified in the notice within such period, not being less than 21 days from the service of the notice, as may be so specified; but that period may from time to time be extended by written permission of the authority.