Maintenance orders are often used as a follow-up to other notices to avoid future repair problems.
A Maintenance Order requires owners to produce a plan to maintain their property to a reasonable standard. Notices can last for five years.
Owners are required to set up and implement a maintenance plan that states:
- what needs to be done
- when
- costs
- owners’ respective share of costs
- payments into maintenance accounts
- how the process should be managed – you may be required to take on a professional property manager
If owners do not set up a maintenance plan, the council can step in and then charge owners.
Like Work Notices, these can appear in your title deeds when you come to sell your flat.
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