# Housing Act 2004, Paragraph 10


(1) A person to whom a final notice is given may appeal to the First-tier Tribunal against—
(a) the decision to impose the penalty, or
(b) the amount of the penalty.
(2) If a person appeals under this paragraph, the final notice is suspended until the appeal is finally determined or withdrawn.
(3) An appeal under this paragraph—
(a) is to be a re-hearing of the local housing authority's decision, but
(b) may be determined having regard to matters of which the authority was unaware.
(4) On an appeal under this paragraph the First-tier Tribunal may confirm, vary or cancel the final notice.
(5) The final notice may not be varied under sub-paragraph (4) so as to make it impose a financial penalty of more than the local housing authority could have imposed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/34/schedule/13A/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-2004/schedule-13A/paragraph-10
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