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FINAL EMPTY DWELLING MANAGEMENT ORDER

Housing Act 2004 Section 136

To: [relevant proprietor’s name]

Of: [address]

Take notice that [council name] (the “Local Authority”), in accordance with the
provisions of the Housing Act 2004 section 136, hereby makes a Final Empty
Dwelling Management Order in respect of the property known as:

[empty property address] (“the property”).

This Order follows the making of an Interim Empty Dwelling Management Order
made on [date] as authorised by the Residential Property Tribunal on [date]
which is hereby revoked in accordance with Section 112 (1) (c).

The Local Authority makes the Order in the following terms:

I. The Local Authority has assumed full management control of the property
in relation to granting and terminating all forms of occupancy contract, the
provision of furniture and fittings as may be necessary.
II. The Local Authority may carry out alterations and repairs to the property
as a whole as detailed in schedule 1 attached.
III. The payment of rent or such other sums due as rent and the accounting of
all such sums shall be dealt with in accordance with the Management
Scheme attached
IV. The Management Scheme also specifies how costs incurred in managing
the property shall be met which shall include such items as insurance,
repair, maintenance and annual CORGI tests.
V. No compensation is considered payable to any third party
VI. This Order will be registered in the Local Land Charges Register in favour
of the Local Authority.
VII. The Local Authority has appointed [managing agent’s name] to manage
the property during the term of this Order under the terms of the Local
authority’s current Private Sector Leasing Scheme.

This Final Empty Dwelling Management Order is valid until (date)

The Local Authority may vary or revoke this Order if it considers it appropriate to
do so. The relevant proprietor may apply to the Local Authority to vary or revoke
this Order. The relevant proprietor may also apply to the Residential Property
Tribunal for an order (a) declaring that an amount shown in the accounts as
expenditure of the Local Authority does not constitute relevant expenditure
(schedule 7(7a)) or requiring the Local Authority to make such financial
adjustments, in the accounts and otherwise, as necessary to reflect the
Residential Property Tribunals declaration (7b).

In respect of any existing tenancies the Local Authority must apply to the
Residential Property Tribunal for permission to terminate any such lease or
licence.

At the end of the period of the Final Empty Dwelling Management Order any
tenancies revert to the landlord with no other change to the terms and conditions
of these agreements. Any other rights, liabilities or court proceedings that arose
under the Management Order also pass to the landlord at the end of the Order.

Note: The Local Authority’s Private Sector Leasing scheme can be examined at
all reasonable hours at the offices of the Local Authority at [council address].

Dated ………………………………………………

Signed
(The Person Authorised for this purpose)

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