Refuse

Depending on the circumstances environmental health officers might use the Environmental Protection Act 1990 or the Prevention of Damage by Pests Act 1949.

In multi-storey blocks of flats problems may occur if rubbish chutes and collection bins are not regularly cleaned. A tenant living in a flat adjacent to a blocked chute or collection bin that is constantly overflowing will be able to take action as a house that is not safe to live in due to the threat of disease is not habitable and tenantable. [1] It may also mean that the landlord is in breach of her/his obligation to provide and maintain a house that is fit for human habitation. This problem could also amount to a statutory nuisance in terms of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. For more information, please see the section on the Environmental Protection Act.