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Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

2016 CHAPTER 22

Commentary on Sections

Part 4: Standards of Housing

Chapter 3: Hazards
Section 55: Hazard notice

This section makes arrangements about hazard notices. Such a notice can be served where a council is satisfied that a hazard exists in relation to an HMO. There is also provision for this notice to be treated as an “emergency hazard notice” that can come into operation immediately where there is an imminent risk to any of the occupiers of the HMO.

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