Author Topic: Enforcing AFD in Bed Sits  (Read 10479 times)

Offline nearlythere

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Re: Enforcing AFD in Bed Sits
« Reply #15 on: September 07, 2009, 04:47:22 PM »
I thought this started off as a risk to occupiers of dwelling from a fire in a shop under. Does the Housing Act extend to risk assessments in commercial premises attached to dwellings?
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Offline PhilB

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Re: Enforcing AFD in Bed Sits
« Reply #16 on: September 07, 2009, 07:42:23 PM »
I thought this started off as a risk to occupiers of dwelling from a fire in a shop under. Does the Housing Act extend to risk assessments in commercial premises attached to dwellings?

No NT but the order cannot be used to require anything to be provided in the domestic premises. If it is felt that due to the risk in the shop AFD should be provided in the domestic premises.....the housing act is the answer.

The only article of the FSO that applies to domestic premises is 31...so all an enforcing authority can do is prohibit the use of the flats. An enforcement notice could not be used to require AFD or even a sounder in the flats.

Yes the occupants of the flats are relevant persons. Maybe the RPs risk asssessment  will identify that AFD is required in the shop due to poor fire separation.

But if push comes to shuv the enforcers of the FSO cannot require the AFD....the enforcers of the housing act can...............SIMPLES!! :-\
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