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Housing law: supporting tenants with a disability
- Author:
- CARDIFF UNIVERSITY. School of Law and Politics
- Publisher:
- Mencap Cymru
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 74
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This toolkit aims to simplify and explain two important features of the rental property legal framework: a landlord’s right to evict a tenant; and the respective rights and responsibilities of a landlord and tenant regarding repairs and improvements to rented property. As well as providing general information about the law relating to rental property, the tool kit aims to assist people acting as learning disability advocates (be that parent, carer, volunteer or professional), and so particular consideration is given to the law relating to tenants who have a disability. The toolkit is divided into four parts: Part 1 – the main types of tenancy – explains the legal requirements and key characteristics of the five types of tenancy agreement featured in the toolkit; Part 2 – possession proceedings – explains the main procedural requirements relating to possession claims, and the defences that may be used by a tenant when faced with the threat of eviction; Part 3 – repairs and improvements – explains the respective rights and obligations of landlords and tenants to repair and make improvements to a rented property, and includes some guidance on grants and compensation that may be available to a tenant to cover the cost of any works needed; Part 4 – additional resources – contains a list of ‘additional resources’, including links to various organisations that publish online guidance on a range of topics linked to the matters covered in the toolkit. (Edited publisher abstract)