Additional local authority powers
Blocked or Defective Drainage or Private Sewers
To need the owner to address obstructed private sewers | Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, Section 35 |
To need the owner to address blocked or defective drainage | Building Act 1984, Section 59 |
To need the owner to address defective drainage or private sewers | Public Health Act 1961, Section 17 |
Vermin (Risk of Attracting Vermin that may Detrimentally Affect People’s Health)
To need the owner to remove waste so that vermin is not attracted to the site | Public Health Act 1961, Section 34 |
Unsightly Land and Property Affecting the Amenity of the Area
To need the owner to remove waste from the property | Public Health Act 1961, Section 34 (see above) |
To need the owner to address unsightly land or the external appearance of a property | Town and Country Planning Act 1990, Section 215 |
To need the owner to take steps to address a property adversely affecting the amenity of an area through its disrepair | Building Act 1984, Section 79 |
Forfeiture Proceedings
The Authorities are a major landowner and it is inevitable that some properties identified as being in a poor condition will either be Authority owned or the Authority will have an interest as the freeholder. Authorities can therefore take either by sale (where the property is owned) or forfeiture proceedings where the Authority has an interest |
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