A practical approach to housing law
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A practical approach to housing law
Routledge-Cavendish, 2006
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. [xliii]-xliv
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This title provides a unique combination of the law and practice of housing law. It offers readers a detailed yet accessible analysis of the most important areas of housing law that practitioners currently encounter. The context of each topic is considered, as well as the lawyer's role, case strategies, legal funding and client care issues. Useful source and precedent materials are included.
Housing law practitioners, LPC students and law degree students studying housing law will find this text invaluable.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Access to Accommodation. The Homelessness Legislation: Who Qualifies for Assistance. Local Authority Duties Under the Homelessness Legislation. The Homelessness Legislation: Challenging Decisions. The Allocation of Accommodation. Community Care and Housing. Accommodation Children and their Families. Housing for Asylum Seekers Part 2: Security of Tenure. Private Landlord and Housing Association Lettings. Local Housing Authority Lettings. Possession Proceedings. Housing Benefit. Part 3: Disrepair and Defective Housing. Civil Liability for Disrepair. Criminal Action on Disrepair. Disrepair Proceedings. Part 4: Harassment and Illegal Eviction. Civil Remedies for Harrassment and Illegal Eviction. Criminal Action for Harassment and Illegal Eviction. Part 5: Relationship Breakdown and Rented Accommodation. Relationship Breakdown: The Rights and Obligations of Spouses and Cohabitees. Relationship Breakdown: Short Term Remedies - Occupation Orders. Relationship Breakdown: Long Term Remedies - Transfer of Tenancies
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