Housing Law and Policy (Law in Context)
Cambridge University Press, 9/29/2011
EAN 9780521137195, ISBN10: 0521137195
Paperback, 508 pages, 24.7 x 17.4 x 2.9 cm
Language: English
An innovative and timely guide to housing law that integrates the disciplines of law and public policy so that readers see how the subject fits together – both the letter of the law and the way it is practised. The innovative three-part structure covers all the topics of a typical Housing Law module and it is written in a clear and conversational style, with a wide range of source material to show how the law is created, interpreted and used in real life. Students are expertly guided through the complexities of housing law by a leading academic who has taught the subject for more than 20 years. Where relevant, chapters end with a section on 'the future' that discusses proposed changes to the law and the impact of those changes. It also discusses the conceptual issues raised by the Human Rights Act.
1. Locating housing law and policy
Part I. Regulation of Housing Tenure
2. Regulating ownership
3. Regulating private renting
4. Regulating council housing
5. Regulating private registered providers
Part II. Access to Housing
6. Homelessness
7. Allocation of social housing
8. Eligibility
9. Access to private rented housing
10. Access to ownership
Part III. Rights and Responsibilities
11. Security of tenure
12. Unlawful eviction and harassment
13. State and condition
14. Arrears
15. Anti-social behaviour
16. Mandatory possession proceedings.