Dangerous buildings

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Powers of the local authority

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

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

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    BA 1984, s 78—emergency measures for dangerous buildings

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    BA 1984, s 76—defective premises

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

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

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

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    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

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