Edinburgh Council adopts death penalty for negligent house owners
"Notices under Section 87 of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 had been served on the owners of the undernoted properties requiring them to carry out repairs.
The works specified in the Notices had not been carried out within the prescribed period and the owners had been invited to appear before the Sub-Committee to show cause why they should not be executed by the Director of Property Services."
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