4.  General

4.1  Dwellings subject to Access Refusal and left over from the Initial Refurbishment Works Period will remain on the Access Refusal and Tenant Waiver Waiting List and future Access Refusals will be added in date order. All cases of Access Refusal for the Initial Refurbishment Works or Cyclical Maintenance and Renewal Works (but not Responsive Repairs which must be dealt with whenever the Tenant permits access) will be dealt with before any Tenant Waiver cases.

4.2  For the avoidance of doubt all cases of Access Refusal or tenant waiver under the Tenant Waiver Protocol that occur during the final year of the Contract Period and are not to be dealt with under the terms of this Access Protocol will become the responsibility of the Authority.

4.3  Nothing in this Access Protocol excuses the Contractor from undertaking any works to a Dwelling that does not meet the Availability Standard Rented (Initial) and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Contractor shall take all steps open to it to gain access to a Dwelling that does not meet the Availability Standard Rented (Initial) so as to bring it to the Availability Standard Rented (Initial).