Screen LibraryAspects of housing law
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Routledge-Cavendish,
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| Publisher Address: | London New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xlvi, 467 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781845680145 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1845680146 |
| Index Number: | D956 |
| CLC: | D956.13 |
| Call Number: | D956.13/M848 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [439]-452) and index. An introduction to housing policy and housing law -- Homelessness: definitions, causes and historical context -- Owner-occupation -- The development of social housing -- The private rented sector: history and characteristics -- The regulation of rents -- The responsibility for repairs -- Remedies for disrepair, overcrowding and houses in multiple occupation -- Succession -- Homelessness: eligibility, homelessness, priority need and intentionality -- Homelessness: duties of local authorities, local connection and the right to a review -- Protection for private tenants: the Rent Act 1977 and the Housing Acts of 1988 -- Avoiding full protection under the Rent Act 1977 and the Housing Act 1988 -- Repossession under the Rent Act 1977 and the Housing Act 1988 -- The protection from Eviction Act 1977, harassment and unlawful eviction -- The eclipse of council housing -- The allocation of social housing -- Introductory, secure and assured tenancies -- Rights and duties of social tenants -- Anti-social behaviour. |