Commentary on Sections Part 4 - Additional Control Provisions in Relation to Residential Accommodation Chapter 3: Overcrowding Notices Section 140: Contents of overcrowding notice
298.Section 140 provides that an overcrowding notice must either stipulate the maximum number of persons who may occupy each room or specify that a room is unsuitable for occupation. The notice must also cover the requirements of either section 137 or section 138. A section 138 notice may be withdrawn and replaced with a section 137 notice.