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Duty of local housing authority to serve a remedial noticeE+W

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5.—(1) Where a local housing authority has reasonable grounds to believe that, in relation to premises situated within its area, a relevant landlord is in breach of one or more of the duties under regulation 4(1), the authority must serve a remedial notice on the landlord.

(2) A remedial notice must—

(a)specify the premises to which the notice relates;

(b)specify the duty or duties that the local housing authority considers the landlord is failing or has failed to comply with;

(c)specify the remedial action the local housing authority considers should be taken;

(d)require the landlord to take that action within 28 days beginning with the day on which the notice is served;

(e)explain that the landlord is entitled to make written representations against the notice within 28 days beginning with the day on which the notice is served;

(f)specify the person to whom, and the address (including if appropriate any email address) at which, any representations may be sent; and

(g)explain the effect of regulations 6, 7 and 8, including the maximum penalty charge which a local housing authority may impose.

(3) The local housing authority must serve a remedial notice within 21 days beginning with the day on which the authority decides it has reasonable grounds under paragraph (1).

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I1Reg. 5 in force at 1.10.2015, see reg. 1(1)

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