PART VIII HOUSES IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION
Management code
157 Power of local authority to apply management code to particular house.
1
If it appears to a local authority that a house which, or a part of which, is let in lodgings, or which is occupied by members of more than one family is in an unsatisfactory state in consequence of failure to maintain proper standards of management and, accordingly, that it is necessary that the regulations made under section 156 should apply to the house, the authority may by order direct that those regulations shall so apply; and so long as the order is in force the regulations shall apply in relation to the house accordingly.
2
Not less than 21 days before making an order under this section, the local authority shall—
a
serve on an owner of the house, and on every person who is to their knowledge a lessee of the house, notice of their intention to make the order, and
b
post such a notice in some position in the house where it is accessible to those living in the house,
and shall afford to any person on whom a notice is served an opportunity of making representations regarding their proposal to make the order.
3
The order comes into force on the date on which it is made.
4
The local authority shall within 7 days from the making of the order—
a
serve a copy of the order on an owner of the house and on every person who is to their knowledge a lessee of the house, and
b
post a copy of the order in some position in the house where it is accessible to those living in the house.
5
The local authority may at any time revoke the order on the application of a person having an estate or interest in the house.