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Housing Act 2004, Paragraph 4 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 27 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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4(1)The local housing authority must serve a notice under this paragraph before they enter any premises under paragraph 3 for the purpose of taking action in relation to a hazard.E+W
(2)The notice must identify the improvement notice to which it relates and state—
(a)the premises and hazard concerned;
(b)that the authority intend to enter the premises;
(c)the action which the authority intend to take on the premises; and
(d)the power under which the authority intend to enter the premises and take the action.
(3)The notice must be served on the person on whom the improvement notice was served, and a copy of the notice must be served on any other person who is an occupier of the premises.
(4)The notice and any such copy must be served sufficiently in advance of the time when the authority intend to enter the premises as to give the recipients reasonable notice of the intended entry.
(5)A copy of the notice may also be served on any owner of the premises.
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