Remove all defunct Statutory Repair Notices - Petitions (Closed)

Petition details

I would like to council to review the effect that the charge of £50 to search for SRN debt is having on citizens.

SRNs are showing up in searches on tenement blocks and it is unclear on which flat any debt is outstanding. While I accept the council has a FOI service, the 20 working day timeframe is too long for house movers given the stage in the process where the SRN is picked up. This is putting people in a position of either pay the charge or hold up a sale.

The notices should only be tied to the flats with debt outstanding rather than the tenement.

The council should remove older notices (mine was from 2002)

The council should refund people the charge where there was no debt outstanding

Petition submitted by (Business or Individual)

Individual

Name of petitioner

Mr Kevin McPadden

Opening date

26 February 2021

Closing date

26 May 2021

Total signatories

363

Petition Outcome

This petition was considered at the Finance and Resources Committee on Thursday 20 May 2021.