Guidance

Local authority enforcement powers under the Housing Act 2004

Note on local authority enforcement powers available for action on high-rise residential buildings with unsafe Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding.

From:
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021) and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Published
21 February 2019

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Local authorities have powers, under the , to calculate the seriousness of certain hazards and take enforcement action against building owners or landlords based on their assessment.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has announced a number of measures to make sure that local authorities have the confidence to use these powers to take enforcement action for private high-rise residential buildings with unsafe Aluminium Composite Material (ACM) cladding.

This note summarises these measures and the enforcement options 51²è¹Ý Housing Act 2004.

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Published 21 February 2019

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