Dangerous buildings

Powers of the local authority

The local authority has powers to deal with dangerous buildings under a number of statutes, including:

1. •

   section 77 of the Building Act 1984 (BA 1984)—court order in respect of dangerous buildings

2. •

   BA 1984, s 78—emergency measures for dangerous buildings

3. •

   BA 1984, s 76—defective premises

4. •

   BA 1984, s 79—ruinous and dilapidated buildings and neglected sites

5. •

   section 80 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA 1990)—statutory nuisance

6. •

   sections 21 and 22 of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSWA 1974)—improvement and prohibition notice

7. •

   section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (TCPA 1990)—notice requiring maintenance of land

See Practice Notes: Dangerous buildings and structures and Section 215 notice requiring maintenance of land.

BA 1984, s 77—court order in respect of dangerous buildings

Under BA 1984, s 77(1), if it appears to a local authority