Section 189 of the Housing Act, which compels a local authority to serve a repair notice wherever they are satisfied that a house is unfit within the meaning of section 604, unless the house is beyond repair, may result in the lawful service of notices in relation to defects which fall short of breaches of the section 11 covenant.
Citations:
(1978) 13 HLR 77
Statutes:
Housing Act 1985 189 604(1), Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 11
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Hussain v Mehlman CC 5-Mar-1992
(County Court) The defendant landlord granted the plaintiff a three year assured shorthold tenancy. He now appealed a finding that he was in breach of an implied covenant to maintain the space heating, and otherwise. The tenant had returned the . .
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Housing, Landlord and Tenant
Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.258843
