Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996

82 Service of deferred action notices. E+W

(1) The local housing authority shall serve a deferred action notice—

(a) in the case of a notice relating to a dwelling-house, on the person having control of the dwelling-house as defined in section 207 of the M1 Housing Act 1985;

(b) in the case of a notice relating to a house in multiple occupation, on the person having control of the house as defined in section 398 of that Act.

(2) Where the authority are satisfied that a dwelling-house which is a flat, or a flat in multiple occupation, is unfit for human habitation by virtue of section 604(2) of the Housing Act 1985, they shall also serve the notice on the person having control (as defined in section 207 of that Act) of the building or part of the building in question.

(3) In the case of a house in multiple occupation, the authority may serve the notice on the person managing the house instead of the person having control of the house.

(4) Where the authority serve a notice under subsection (1), (2) or (3)—

(a) they shall also serve a copy of the notice on any other person having an interest in the premises concerned, whether as freeholder, mortgagee or lessee (within the meaning of Part VI of the Housing Act 1985), and

(b) they may serve a copy of the notice on any person having a licence to occupy the premises.

(5) Section 617 of the Housing Act 1985 (service of notices) applies for the purpose of this section as it applies for the purpose of that Act.

Marginal Citations

M1 1985 c. 68.