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Local Government Act 2002

Regulatory, enforcement, and coercive powers of local authorities - Powers in relation to private land - Recovery of costs

188: Liability for payments in respect of private land

You could also call this:

“How councils can make you pay for work on your land”

If you owe money to your local council for work they did on your private land, they can put a charge on your land. This means they have a legal right to get the money back from you. Even if the council forgets to officially register this charge, you still have to pay the money. The council can still use their rights under the charge to get the payment from you. This rule helps make sure the council can recover their costs, even if there’s a mistake in the paperwork.

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Part 8 Regulatory, enforcement, and coercive powers of local authorities
Powers in relation to private land: Recovery of costs

188Liability for payments in respect of private land

  1. If, under this Act or any other enactment, money paid for expenses incurred by the local authority in relation to private land is a charge on the land, the omission to register the charge does not affect—

  2. the liability of the person who is liable to pay the amount; or
    1. the rights of the local authority under the charge as against the person.

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