74Joint and several responsibility for insanitary conditions

74 Joint and several responsibility for insanitary conditions (a) an authorised officer has reasonable grounds for believing that an insanitary condition exists; and (b) either— (i) there are reasonable grounds for believing that 2 or more people have caused the condition; or (ii) if the person causing the condition cannot be identified— 2 or more people occupy the place at which the condition exists, or from which the condition originates.

(2) Each person to whom this section applies— (a) may be issued with an abatement notice in relation to the insanitary condition; and (b) may be the subject of a joint abatement order under section 73 in relation to the insanitary condition; and (c) is jointly and severally liable in relation to any such order; and (d) is jointly and severally liable for any costs or expenses referred to in section 73 (8) in relation to the implementation, or the attempted implementation, of any such order.

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