Regulation 6 Deterioration notice

(1)

The deterioration notice must be—

(a)

in writing; and

(b)

signed by the authority.

(2)

The deterioration notice must include or be accompanied by the following information and evidence:—

(a)

the tenant’s full name;

(b)

the tenant’s address;

(c)

the allotment site and the location of the allotment which is the subject of the lease within the site;

(d)

the date of the inspection mentioned in regulation 5(a);

(e)

the date of expiry or termination of the lease;

(f)

the reasons it appears to the authority that—

(i)

the allotment has deteriorated during the tenant’s lease; and

(ii)

the deterioration was caused by the fault or negligence of the tenant;

(g)

a description of the deterioration of the allotment which it appears to the authority has taken place during the tenant’s lease;

(h)

the cost of remedying the deterioration;

(i)

photographs, receipts, quotations or other evidence as to the matters mentioned in sub-paragraphs (f), (g) and (h);

(j)

a statement of the amount of compensation which the tenant is liable to pay under section 134(2) of the Act, based on the matters mentioned in paragraph (3); and

(k)

particulars of the tenant’s right to make representations under regulation 7.

(3)

The matters mentioned in this paragraph are—

(a)

the particulars mentioned in paragraph (2)(h) and (i); or

(b)

where the lease makes provision about the procedure to be followed in assessing the amount of compensation for which the tenant is liable, that procedure.