Housing: Law and Practice focuses on the role of local authorities as housing
providers under the Housing Acts and related legislation. This also book deals with a
wide range of issues including:
* social and affordable housing;
* local authority powers of CPO in respect of their housing function;
* housing authorities and the Traveller community;
* human rights and constitutional law relating to housing, as well as the impact
of the ECHR Act 2003 upon housing authorities;
* issues of anti-social behaviour;
* potential liability of housing authorities in respect of the exercise, or nonexercise,
of their functions;
* issues of eviction and of homelessness and emergency accommodation.
* contains a comprehensive account of the Housing Acts and related regulation;
* provides clear discussion of the case-law that illuminates the potential liability
of housing authorities in areas such as housing provision and maintenance,
the termination of tenancies, as well as planning;
* Contains an analyses of the key legislation and case-law which will save time
when dealing with housing issues.
