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Housing Act 2004

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Part 4: Additional control provisions in relation to residential accommodation

30.Chapter 1 of Part 4 contains provisions for enforcement action in respect of properties licensable under Parts 2 and 3 and for individual properties where a residential property tribunal is satisfied that a property, which is not required to be licensed, requires the intervention of the LHA. Chapter 2 enables LHAs to take over the management of long-term empty properties and to bring them back into occupation. Chapter 3 contains provisions on overcrowding in non-licensable HMOs.

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