21-day notice to landlord before Section 82 court proceedings

[Your full name]
[Your address, including postcode]
[Today's date]

[Landlord's full name and address]

FORMAL NOTICE under Section 82 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990

Dear [Landlord name],

Re: Statutory nuisance at [Your address]

I, [Your full name], tenant at [Your address], hereby give you notice under Section 82(6) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 that I intend to bring proceedings before the Magistrates' Court in respect of a statutory nuisance at the above property.

The nature of the nuisance is: [describe in plain language, for example: persistent black mould throughout the bedroom and living room, causing health problems / active rat infestation with visible droppings and gnaw marks / sewage smell from drains backing up into the bathroom / no working heating causing the home to be prejudicial to health].

The nuisance has been present since approximately [date] and I first reported it to you on [date(s)] [by phone / in writing / through the repair portal]. Despite my reports, the nuisance has not been resolved.

[Include if health is affected: The nuisance is prejudicial to my health. I have experienced [describe symptoms] and have sought medical advice.]

You have 21 days from the date of this notice to remedy the nuisance. If the nuisance is not resolved by [date 21 days from today], I will apply to the Magistrates' Court for an order requiring you to remedy it, and for any compensation and costs available under Section 82.

Yours sincerely,
[Your full name]
[Your phone number]
[Your email address]