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21 1966

HOUSING ACT, 1966

SECOND SCHEDULE

Matters to which a Housing Authority are to have Regard in Considering Whether a House is Unfit for Human Habitation.

Section 66.

1.

Stability;

2.

Resistance to spread of fire;

3.

Safety of staircases and common passages including the state of paving in any yard or open space appurtenant to the house;

4.

Resistance to moisture;

5.

Resistance to transmission of heat;

6.

Resistance to transmission of sound;

7.

Resistance to infestation;

8.

Water supply, sanitary arrangements and drainage;

9.

Air space and ventilation;

10.

Natural and artificial lighting;

11.

Facilities for preparing, storing and cooking food;

12.

The extent to which the house does not comply with any standard or requirement (other than a standard or requirement relating to any matter hereinbefore mentioned) of building bye-laws in force in the area under the Local Government (Sanitary Services) Acts, 1878 to 1964, or building regulations in force in the area under the Local Government (Planning and Development) Act, 1963 .