The tenant had obtained an order finding his house to be a nuisance, and requiring it to be made habitable. The local authority had planned a slum clearance order, and was awaiting confirmation of the order.
Held: Once the magistrates found the nuisance they were obliged to make the order, but they should have looked at the surrounding circumstances to see that it was appropriayte to delay the required work to after the decision on the order.
Judges:
Lord Widgey CJ, Ashowrth Phillips JJ
Citations:
[1974] 1 WLR 923 DC, [1974] 2 All ER 760
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Salford City Council v McNally QBD 19-Dec-1974
cw Public Health – Nuisance – Complaint by tenant – Local authority’s compulsory acquisition of house in clearance area – Local authority postponing demolition as house capable of providing accommodation of . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Nuisance
Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.182325
