Report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services.
Minutes:
Members considered a report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services in respect of Lease Enforcement. Members noted that there had been extensive consultation on this matter and the Minutes from the Meeting of the Barbican Residents Consultation Committee on 27th November 2017 had been circulated to BRC Members.
All Members (who were eligible to speak and vote) were invited to comment as follows:
In concluding, there was a consensus towards Option 2, as set out in the report, as being the most realistic and pragmatic approach.
RESOLVED, that:
2.1 The Corporation will effectively decide to use its discretion in enforcing the various restrictive clauses within the lease, endorsing the current ‘soft’ approach of only taking enforcement action against residents who have breached a particular covenant in the lease and such a breach is causing a ‘nuisance’ and/or ‘annoyance’ to adjacent residents.
2.2 Under this particular option, there will be not be a requirement for the ‘affected’ party to have to demonstrate, to the City Corporation, that the ‘breach’ is causing a nuisance. In the case of wooden floors, for example, there would be no requirement for the affected party to complete and submit ‘noise monitoring sheets’ as had been the case previously.
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