| Housing Act 2004 |
| 2004 Chapter 34 - continued |
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SCHEDULE 4
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| Sections 67 and 90 |
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LICENCES UNDER PARTS 2 AND 3: MANDATORY CONDITIONS |
| | Conditions to be included in licences under Part 2 or 3
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| 1 | (1) A licence under Part 2 or 3 must include the following conditions.
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(2) Conditions requiring the licence holder, if gas is supplied to the house, to produce to the local housing authority annually for their inspection a gas safety certificate obtained in respect of the house within the last 12 months.
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(3) Conditions requiring the licence holder-
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(a) to keep electrical appliances and furniture made available by him in the house in a safe condition; |
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(b) to supply the authority, on demand, with a declaration by him as to the safety of such appliances and furniture. |
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(4) Conditions requiring the licence holder-
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(a) to ensure that smoke alarms are installed in the house and to keep them in proper working order; |
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(b) to supply the authority, on demand, with a declaration by him as to the condition and positioning of such alarms. |
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(5) Conditions requiring the licence holder to supply to the occupiers of the house a written statement of the terms on which they occupy it.
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| | Additional conditions to be included in licences under Part 3
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| 2 | A licence under Part 3 must include conditions requiring the licence holder to demand references from persons who wish to occupy the house.
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| | Power to prescribe conditions
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| 3 | The appropriate national authority may by regulations amend this Schedule so as to alter (by the addition or removal of conditions) the conditions which must be included-
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(a) in a licence under Part 2 or 3, or |
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(b) only in a licence under one of those Parts. |
| | Interpretation
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| 4 | In this Schedule "the house" means the HMO or Part 3 house in respect of which the licence is granted.
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