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Mandatory licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)- Adoption of the Essex Amenity Standards

Meeting: 16/10/2018 - Cabinet (Item 6)

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To consider the report on the adoption of the Essex Amenity Standards for Houses in Multiple Occupancy.

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Decision:

RESOLVED to adopt the amenity standards as the minimum amenity standards generally required for HMOs in Uttlesford.

Minutes:

The report proposed amenity standards for HMOs, which Uttlesford District Council had a responsibility to ensure were reasonably suited for the number of people living in them.

Councillor Barker said that Members were an excellent source of information, and may know of HMOs in the district which officers were not aware of. The Environmental Health Manager – Protection said information on HMOs would be sent out to Members.

RESOLVED to adopt the amenity standards as the minimum amenity standards generally required for HMOs in Uttlesford.