Paragraph 13 F1

Renumber section 519 of the M1Housing Act 1985 (meaning of “reasonable repair”) as subsection (1) of that section and after it insert—

“(2)

In determining what is “reasonable repair” in relation to the common parts of a building, a local housing authority shall have regard to—

(a)

the age and character of the building and the locality in which it is situated, and

(b)

the character of the dwellings in the building and the period during which they are likely to be available for use as dwellings,

and shall disregard the state of internal decorative repair of the building and the dwellings in it.”.