Section 212: Protection of property: supplementary provisions.

Housing Act 1996 · 1996 c. 52View on legislation.gov.uk

Part VII: Homelessness: England

The authority may for the purposes of section 211 (protection of property of homeless persons or persons threatened with homelessness)—

enter, at all reasonable times, any premises which are the usual place of residence of the applicant or which were his last usual place of residence, and
deal with any personal property of his in any way which is reasonably necessary, in particular by storing it or arranging for its storage.

Where the authority—

cease to be subject to a duty to take action under section 211 in respect of an applicant's property, or
cease to have power to take such action, having previously taken such action,

they shall notify the applicant of that fact and of the reason for it.

The notification shall be given to the applicant—

by delivering it to him, or
by leaving it, or sending it to him, at his last known address.

References in this section to personal property of the applicant include personal property of any person who might reasonably be expected to reside with him.

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