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The Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) is an act of Parliament in the United Kingdom. Part VII of the act concerns the duties that a local authority has to homeless people and when these duties arise. Section 189 of the act concerns the "priority need" hurdle that a homelessness application must pass for a council to have a duty to provide interim ...
The assured shorthold tenancy (AST) is the default legal category of residential tenancy in England and Wales.It is a form of assured tenancy with limited security of tenure, which was introduced by the Housing Act 1988 [n 1] and saw an important default provision and a widening of its definition made by the Housing Act 1996.
An Act to make provision about housing, including provision about the social rented sector, houses in multiple occupation, landlord and tenant matters, the administration of housing benefit, the conduct of tenants, the allocation of housing accommodation by local housing authorities and homelessness; and for connected purposes.
Under 191(1) and 196(1) of the Housing Act 1996, "a person becomes homeless intentionally or threatened with homelessness intentionally, if: (1) A person becomes homeless intentionally if he deliberately does or fails to do anything in consequence of which he ceases to occupy accommodation which is available for his occupation and which it ...
Housing Act is a common title of Acts of national legislatures in many common law countries, and may refer to: Canada ... Housing Act 1996; Housing Act 2004;
the reasons that a person can be evicted. Since the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52), most tenancies can be terminated on their expiry for any reason. the obligations to repair and maintain the property, under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (c. 70).
In England and Wales, a Section 8 notice, [1] also known as a Section 8 notice to quit or Form 3, is a notice required to be given in England and Wales by the landlord to the tenant of an assured tenancy or assured shorthold tenancy who wishes to obtain a possession order from the court, thereby ending the tenancy, for a reason based on a circumstance entitling the landlord to possession under ...
The current system of local authority housing and homelessness assistance in England, was introduced by the Housing (Homeless Persons) Act 1977 and is currently overseen through the Housing Act 1996. [ 9 ]