SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Procedure and appeals relating to improvement notices

Part 1Service of improvement notices

Service of improvement notices: flats which are not licensed under Part 2 or 3

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(1)

This paragraph applies where any specified premises in the case of an improvement notice are—

(a)

a dwelling which is not licensed under Part 3 of this Act, or

(b)

an HMO which is not licensed under Part 2 or 3 of this Act,

and which (in either case) is a flat.

(2)

In the case of dwelling which is a flat, the local housing authority must serve the notice on a person who—

(a)

is an owner of the flat, and

(b)

in the authority’s opinion ought to take the action specified in the notice.

(3)

In the case of an HMO which is a flat, the local housing authority must serve the notice either on a person who—

(a)

is an owner of the flat, and

(b)

in the authority’s opinion ought to take the action specified in the notice,

or on the person managing the flat.