302 Management and repair of houses acquired under s. 300 or retained under s. 301E+W
Where a [F1residential building] is acquired by a local housing authority under section 300 or retained by a local housing authority under section 301 for temporary use for housing purposes—
(a)the authority have the like powers in respect of the [F1residential building] as they have in respect of dwellings provided by them under Part II (provision of housing accommodation);
(b)the authority may carry out such works as may from time to time be required for rendering and keeping the [F1residential building] capable of providing accommodation of a standard which is adequate for the time being pending its demolition;
(c)[F2sections 8 and 9A] of the M1Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (implied condition of fitness for human habitation) [F3do] not apply to a contract for the letting of the [F4residential building or any flat in the building] by the authority.
Textual Amendments
F1Words substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 165(1)(b), Sch. 9 Pt. II para. 31(a)
F2Words in s. 302(c) substituted (20.3.2019) by Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 (c. 34), ss. 1(6)(a), 2(2)
F3Word in s. 302(c) substituted (20.3.2019) by Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 (c. 34), ss. 1(6)(b), 2(2)
F4Words substituted by Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42, SIF 61), s. 165(1)(b), Sch. 9 Pt. II para. 31(b)
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