Commentary on Sections Part 4 - Additional Control Provisions in Relation to Residential Accommodation Chapter 1: Interim and Final Management Orders Section 131: Management orders: power of entry to carry out work
277.Section 131 provides that representatives of the LHA have the power to enter a house subject to an IMO or FMO to carry out works. If an occupier, having been notified, obstructs them, he commits an offence punishable by a fine of up to £5,000.