Clause 9 - Improvement notices relating to category 1 hazards: duty of authority to serve notice
Housing Bill
11:00 am
Mr Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton, Liberal Democrat)
I certainly appreciate what the Minister is saying and the Government's intentions. If a tenant is in danger because of a category 1 hazard, one must take action. However, homelessness might be more damaging to a person's well-being than staying for a short period once the hazard has been brought to their attention. What would happen to that person and their family while the process was going on? What provisions do the Bill, a notice or a local housing authority make to ensure that families are not made temporarily homeless? That might be even worse than the hazard.