Housing Amendment Act, 1948
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Exclusion of furnished lettings. |
13.—(1) In ascertaining, for the purposes of section 11 of this Act, whether premises are a multiple dwelling, a part of the premises which is the subject of a furnished letting shall be disregarded if, in the opinion of the housing authority, the rent thereof is greater than the rent which a person of the working classes would be likely to pay for the letting. | |
(2) In subsection (1) of this section, the expression “furnished letting” means the letting of a dwelling at a rent which includes payments for board, attendance or the use of furniture, or for the supply to the dwelling of heat, hot water, fuel, electricity or any other commodity or for the rendering of any services in connection with the dwelling, unless, in the opinion of the housing authority, the portion of the rent attributable to the dwelling alone equals or exceeds three quarters of the rent. |