# The Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm (England) Regulations 2015, Regulation 5: Duty of local housing authority to serve a remedial notice


(1) Where a local housing authority has reasonable grounds to believe that, in relation to premises situated within its area, a relevant landlord is in breach of one or more of the duties under regulation 4(1), the authority must serve a remedial notice on the landlord.
(2) A remedial notice must—
(a) specify the premises to which the notice relates;
(b) specify the duty or duties that the local housing authority considers the landlord is failing or has failed to comply with;
(c) specify the remedial action the local housing authority considers should be taken;
(d) require the landlord to take that action within 28 days beginning with the day on which the notice is served;
(e) explain that the landlord is entitled to make written representations against the notice within 28 days beginning with the day on which the notice is served;
(f) specify the person to whom, and the address (including if appropriate any email address) at which, any representations may be sent; and
(g) explain the effect of regulations 6, 7 and 8, including the maximum penalty charge which a local housing authority may impose.
(3) The local housing authority must serve a remedial notice within 21 days beginning with the day on which the authority decides it has reasonable grounds under paragraph (1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111133439/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-smoke-and-carbon-monoxide-alarm-england-regulations-2015/regulation-5
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