000			01321cam a2200277 4500
001			WB3819-20
008			020522n2002 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u118088
245			_aBreak with convention
260			_c2002
490			_aEstates Gazette _v(0220) 18 May 2002, 222(1)
520			_aConsiders the obligation of local authority landlords to maintain the condition of their housing stock in the context of the Human Rights Act 1998. The recent case "Lee v Leeds City Council" [2002] found that there is no general or unqualified obligation on local authority landlords to ensure that the condition of their housing stock is compatible with their tenant's Convention rights. However, local authority housing that is unfit for human habitation may give rise to a breach of the Human Rights Act 1998. Case law.
590			_aWB
650			_aHOUSING STOCK
650			_aGOOD CONDITION
650			_aOBLIGATION TO REPAIR
650			_aLOCAL AUTHORITY LANDLORDS
650			_aLEE V LEEDS CITY COUNCIL
650			_aSTENT V MONMOUTH DC
650			_aWELSH V GREENWICH LBC
650			_aQUICK V TAFF-ELY BC
650			_aHUMAN RIGHTS ACT 1998
650			_aCONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS
690			_aPROPERTY-LANDLORD AND TENANT
942			_n0
999			_c70326 _d70326