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Camden Council first to takeover local property
Owners of a property in the borough of Camden have been prosecuted for poor maintenance of a home and have been forced to hand over the management of the home to the council.
Camden is the first council in the country to take over a property in this way, and has sent out a warning across Camden Council towns that homes must be clean and safe.
The council made a Final Management Order for the property in Kilburn High Road, after the owners of the property were prosecuted for keeping the house in a dirty and dangerous condition. Environmental Health Officers found it to be to be dirty, poorly maintained, and infested with mice and cockroaches.
The order allows Camden Council the power to manage the letting and refurbishment of the property over the next five years, and spend money received from rent on repairs and improvements.
Councillor Chris Knight, executive member, environment, Camden Council, said: "I am delighted we are the first council to make one of these orders. It shows we take the safety of tenants in the borough very seriously. I hope this sends out a clear message that we will use all the powers available to us to prosecute unfit landlords and make sure residents are living in safe and habitable conditions.
“Unfit landlords can put people’s lives at risk, and we need to make sure they are not allowed to get away with housing people in overcrowded and dangerous conditions," added councillor Knight.
Any readers with concerns or who are living in a property occupied by five or more unrelated tenants with three or more stories, must call 020 7974 2090.
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