PART 4Standards of housing
CHAPTER 1Overcrowding
Overcrowding notices
48Notice requiring further information
1
A council that issues an overcrowding notice in relation to an HMO may issue a notice under this section (an “information notice”) in relation to that HMO.
2
An information notice is a notice that requires the person on whom it is served to supply to the council a statement giving all or any of the following particulars—
a
the number of individuals who are, on a date specified in the notice, occupying any part of the HMO as sleeping accommodation;
b
the names of those individuals;
c
the number of households to which the individuals belong;
d
the relationships between the individuals, and the household to which each individual belongs; and
e
the rooms used by the individuals and households respectively.
3
An information notice may be served on—
a
any person on whom the overcrowding notice is required to be served under paragraph 1 of Schedule 5, or
b
any person to whom a copy of the overcrowding notice is required to be sent under that paragraph.
4
An information notice must require the statement to be supplied—
a
in writing, and
b
within 7 days of the date of the notice or such longer period as the council may specify in the notice.
5
An information notice may be combined with, or issued after, the overcrowding notice.