Repair orders spare a tenant
Language: English Series: Guardian ; 9/3/89 p39Publication details: 1989Subject(s): Summary: In White v Barnet LBC , CA 7 March 1989, it was held that the statutory tenant of a flat in a house is not "the person having control of the house" for the purposes of Housing Act 1985 s190 /s207. Therefore, for a house in disrepair the local authority may not serve a repair notice on a statutory tenant requiring execution of specified repair works.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| News article | London News article | WB2510-22 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 71651-1001 |
In White v Barnet LBC , CA 7 March 1989, it was held that the statutory tenant of a flat in a house is not "the person having control of the house" for the purposes of Housing Act 1985 s190 /s207. Therefore, for a house in disrepair the local authority may not serve a repair notice on a statutory tenant requiring execution of specified repair works.