# Housing and Regeneration Act 2008, Section 199: Survey


(1) This section applies where the regulator suspects that a registered provider may be failing to maintain premises in accordance with standards under section 193.
(2) The regulator may arrange for a survey of the condition of the premises by an authorised person.
(3) In this section and in sections 199A to 200, “authorised person” means a member of the regulator's staff, or another person, authorised in writing by the regulator for the purposes of the section concerned.
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(7) After carrying out a survey an authorised person must produce a written report.
(8) The regulator must give the registered provider a copy of the report.
(9) Arrangements for a person other than a member of the regulator’s staff to carry out a survey may include provision about payments.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/17/section/199 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-regeneration-act-2008/section-199
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