DIRTY PREMISES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7850, 12 July 1911, Page 5

DIRTY PREMISES

(To the Editor M N-Z. Times.”) Sir, —I notice that ooneadenahlo interest ',is being taken just now by city officials land others - respecting dirty and otherwise iiusanitary promises in the city. In 1908 (l drew attention to the dirty condition k>f a three-roomed house which I visited (when vacant. It was in a filthy state •every way. yeb it had been lot at twelve a week as it was, the y landlord (refusing to do anything to it. Apparently no notice was taken of my hint by the ■proper authorities,- and tho house was (occupied in its dirty and dilapidated §tato. INo wonder fever, diphtheria and other complaints are often prevalent. I suggest that on a house becoming vacant the owner < r agent should' be compelled, 'under penalty, to give notice to tlio cits’•inthoritios, and that such premises should be inspected by an inspector or health before the now tenant went in. thus mriut; ’ the future occupiers a clean resinoe, and afterwards more often inspected. Of course it is often tho case that outgoing tenants leave houses in a dirty state, but in such cases the landlord has hia course open to him after allowing for reasonable wear and tear. If such action as I mention above was a good deal of sickness would no doubt be avoided. —I am, otc.» QUIZ. duly 11th* .