[96 Right to have repairs carried out]
Housing Act 1985 (1985 c 68) | Legislation

Repairs and improvements

[96  Right to have repairs carried out]

[(1)     The Secretary of State may make regulations for entitling secure tenants whose landlords are local housing authorities, subject to and in accordance with the regulations, to have qualifying repairs carried out, at their landlords' expense, to the dwelling-houses of which they are such tenants.

(2)     The regulations may make all or any of the following provisions, namely—

(a)     provision that, where a secure tenant makes an application to his landlord for a qualifying repair to be carried out, the landlord shall issue a repair notice—

(i)     specifying the nature of the repair, the listed contractor by whom the repair is to be carried out and the last day of any prescribed period; and

(ii)     containing

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