Winners and losers in the family circle
Language: English Series: Law Society`s Gazette ; 85(19) 18 May 1988, 13-19(4)Publication details: 1988Subject(s): Summary: Discusses the meaning of `family` in the Rent Acts; the matter is important in order to decide if a person can succeed to a statutory tenancy. Refers particularly to Chios Property Investment Company Ltd v Lopez, (see Abstract 38814), where the respondent was held to have been a member of her deceased cohabitee`s family, although they had only been living together for two years and Sefton Holdings v Cairns, (see Abstract 39079), where the landlord`s appeal was successful and the 70-year old respondent lost the right to reside in the house which had been her home since 1941.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS39203 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 15029-1001 |
Discusses the meaning of `family` in the Rent Acts; the matter is important in order to decide if a person can succeed to a statutory tenancy. Refers particularly to Chios Property Investment Company Ltd v Lopez, (see Abstract 38814), where the respondent was held to have been a member of her deceased cohabitee`s family, although they had only been living together for two years and Sefton Holdings v Cairns, (see Abstract 39079), where the landlord`s appeal was successful and the 70-year old respondent lost the right to reside in the house which had been her home since 1941.