Maintenance Order
Maintenance Orders are often used as a follow-up to other notices to avoid future repair problems.
A Maintenance Order requires owners to produce a plan to maintain their property to a reasonable standard. Notices can last for five years.
Owners are required to set up and implement a maintenance plan that states:
- what needs to be done
- when
- costs
- owners' respective share of costs
- payments into maintenance accounts
- how the process should be managed - you may be required to take on a professional property manager
If owners do not set up a maintenance plan, the council can step in and then charge owners.
Like Work Notices, these can appear in your title deeds when you come to sell your flat.
Legal reference
Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 s42