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A Comparison of the Changing Legal Definition of Family in Succession Rights to Rent- Regulated Housing in the United States and Great Britain Jane Drummey
Brooklyn Journal of International Law Volume 17 Issue 1 Symposium: Article 6 Taxing the International Transfer of Information 9-1-1991 Family Ties: A Comparison of the Changing Legal Definition of Family in Succession Rights to Rent- Regulated Housing in the United States and Great Britain Jane Drummey Follow this and additional works at: https://brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/bjil Recommended Citation Jane Drummey, Family Ties: A Comparison of the Changing Legal Definition of Family in Succession Rights to Rent-Regulated Housing in the United States and Great Britain, 17 Brook. J. Int'l L. 123 (1991). Available at: https://brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/bjil/vol17/iss1/6 This Note is brought to you for free and open access by the Law Journals at BrooklynWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Brooklyn Journal of International Law by an authorized editor of BrooklynWorks. FAMILY TIES: A COMPARISON OF THE CHANGING LEGAL DEFINITION OF FAMILY IN SUCCESSION RIGHTS TO RENT-REGULATED HOUSING IN THE UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN I. INTRODUCTION In recent years the question of how to define "family" has become increasingly controversial. Social practices have influ- enced both the colloquial and the legal definitions of family.1 One of the areas in which the legal definition of family is cur- 2 rently disputed is in succession rights to rent-regulated housing. Frequently, the relevant statutory law states that "members of a tenant's family"' may succeed to the tenancy upon the death of a tenant. Therefore, defining who is a member of a tenant's -
Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980
Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980 CHAPTER 52 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I RIGHTS OF PUBLIC SECTOR TENANTS TO PURCHASE THE DWELLING-HOUSES WHICH THEY OCCUPY Section 1. Secure tenant's right to purchase. 2. Procedure. 3. Refusal of applications. 4. Conditions of sale. 5. Loans. 6. Recovery of discount on early re-sale. 7. Duties of landlords. 8. Removal of restrictions on powers of local authorities to sell houses. 9. Removal of restrictions on powers of registered housing associations to sell houses. PART II RIGHTS OF PUBLIC SECTOR TENANTS TO SECURITY OF TENURE ETC. ' Security of tenure 10. Secure tenancies. 11. Special provision for housing associations. 12. Security of tenure. 13. Succession to secure tenancy. 14. Proceedings for possession. 15. Powers of sheriff in proceedings. Leases 16. Tenant's right to written lease. 17. Variation of terms of secure tenancies. Abandonment of secure tenancy 18. Rights of landlord where secure tenancy appears to have been abandoned. 19. Re-possession. 20. Tenant's right of recourse to sheriff. A ii c. 52 Tenants' Rights, Etc. (Scotland) Act 1980 Subletting Section 21. Subletting. 22. Rent payable by subtenants. Alterations etc to dwelling-house 23. Landlord's consent to work. 24. Reimbursement of cost of work. 25. Effect of works on rent. PART III MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS RELATING TO PUBLIC SECTOR HOUSING AUTHORITIES Allocation 26. Restriction on residential requirements. 27. Publication of rules. Abolition of reserve powers to limit rents 28. Repeal of provisions of Housing Rents and Subsidies (Scotland) Act 1975. Home Loans 29. Amendments relating to home loans by local authorities. -
Possession Archive 2012-2014
Annual rituals Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:53:34 +0000 NL Happy new year to all who read, comment on or write for Nearly Legal! This is usually a moment to take stock of the past year and look forward to the next, but I'm feeling far too lazy to do it properly. Luckily, the DCLG have made the task easier by shouting again that they propose to crack down on subletting. In what is rapidly becoming an annual tradition, Grant Shapps has announced plans to consult on proposals to make sub-letting a criminal offence. Rather oddly, Mr Shapps says: For too long this country has turned a blind eye on the multi-billion pound problem of housing tenancy fraud and abuse. which I take to be an admission that last year's 'crackdown', action team and all, was utterly ineffective. As to the proposals - the devil will be in the detail. Mr Shapps has coupled the sublet issue with proposals to remove security of tenure and levy a 'market rent' on social housing tenants earning over £100,000 per year, hitting an estimated 6,000 tenants nationally. This seems rather over the top for legislative action, but would establish the principle of restriction on tenure by income level. This may well go further, as introducing legislation with the main aim of removing Bob Crowe's security of tenure seems a little excessive. What with this, the coming into force of the Localism Act, with new tenure provisions, and one presumes a response to the consultation on an ASB mandatory ground for possession and closing the bus pass loophole, it is going to be a busy year. -
Tenants' Handbook
If you’d like this information in an alternative format, please call us on 01793 817665. Te n a n t s ’ Registered Charity No. 205846 © National Trust 2015 President: HRH The Prince of Wales. Chairman: Tim Parker. Deputy Chairman: Orna NiChionna. Director-General: Dame Helen Ghosh DCB Photography: ©National Trust Images/Andrew Besley /Andrew Butler /Arnhel de Serra /Chris Handbook Lacey /David Dixon /David Levenson /David Noton /David Sellman /Derek Croucher /Geoff Morgan /Ian Shaw /Jerry Harpur /Joe Cornish /John Miller /Lee Frost/Rod Edwards /Robert Morris /Mike Williams /Nick Meers /Paul Harris/Roger Coulam /Roger Hickman /Tony Cobley Printed on Cocoon Offset 50/50 by Park Lane Press. Please recycle after use. Your guide to a long and happy tenancy Tenants’ Handbook 01 Welcome! a guide to short term lets tenancies Established in 1895, the National The keys in your hand are about Contents Trust is Europe’s largest conservation to open a new chapter in your life. 02 The National Trust as a landlord charity. Our core purpose is to Whether you are moving in to a preserve and protect historic places cottage or to the wing of a mansion, 06 As a rule of thumb... and spaces for ever, for everyone. once you step over the threshold, 08 Settling in We take care of historic houses, you will become an integral part gardens, mills, coastline, forests, of a National Trust building’s story. 09 When circumstances change woods, fens, beaches, farmland, Whatever your reasons for choosing to be a 10 Who does what – landlord moorland, islands, archaeological National Trust tenant, this handbook will give you remains, nature reserves, villages and all the information and support you need to build a and tenant responsibilities constructive and fair tenant-landlord relationship. -
Rent Act 1977
Rent Act 1977 CHAPTER 42 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS PART I PRELIMINARY Protected and statutory tenancies Section 1. Protected tenants and tenancies. 2. Statutory tenants and tenancies. 3. Terms and conditions of statutory tenancies. Exceptions 4. Dwelling-houses above certain rateable values. 5. Tenancies at low rents. 6. Dwelling-houses let with other laid. 7. Payments for board or attendance. 8. Lettings to students. 9. Holiday lettings. 10. Agricultural holdings. 11. Licensed premises. 12. Resident landlords. 13. Landlord's interest belonging to Crown. 14. Landlord's interest belonging to local authority, etc. 15. Landlord's interest belonging to housing association, etc. 16. Landlord's interest belonging to housing co-operative. Controlled and regulated tenancies 17. Controlled tenancies. 18. Regulated tenancies. A ii c. 42 Rent Act 1977 Restricted contracts Section 19. Restricted contracts. 20. Certain unfurnished tenancies to be treated as restricted contracts. Shared accommodation 21. Tenant sharing accommodation with landlord. 22. Tenant sharing accommodation with person other than landlord. Sublettings 23. Certain sublettings not to exclude any part of sub-lessor's premises from protection. Business premises 24. Premises with a business use. Miscellaneous 25. Rateable value and meaning of " appropriate day ". 26. Land and premises let with dwelling-house. PART II RENTS UNDER CONTROLLED TENANCIES Rent limit 27. Rent limit for controlled tenancies. Revision of rent and rent limits 28. Procedure for increasing rents. 29. Adjustment with respect to rates borne by landlord. 30. Adjustment with respect to services and furniture. 31. Increase for repairs. 32. Increase for improvements. 33. Grant-aided improvements etc. 34. Private street works to count as improvements. -
Housing Act 1980
Status: This is the original version (as it was originally enacted). Housing Act 1980 1980 CHAPTER 51 PART II PRIVATE SECTOR TENANTS Protected shorthold tenancies 51 Preliminary Sections 53 to 55 below modify the operation of the 1977 Act in relation to protected shorthold tenancies as defined in section 52 below. 52 Protected shorthold tenancies (1) A protected shorthold tenancy is a protected tenancy granted after the commencement of this section which is granted for a term certain of not less than one year nor more than five years and satisfies the following conditions, that is to say.— (a) it cannot be brought to an end by the landlord before the expiry of the term, except in pursuance of a provision for re-entry or forfeiture for non-payment of rent or breach of any other obligation of the tenancy; and (b) before the grant the landlord has given the tenant a valid notice stating that the tenancy is to be a protected shorthold tenancy; and (c) either a rent for the dwelling-house is registered at the time the tenancy is granted or— (i) a certificate of fair rent has, before the grant, been issued under section 69 of the 1977 Act in respect of the dwelling-house and the rent payable under the tenancy, for any period before a rent is registered for the dwelling-house, does not exceed the rent specified in the certificate; and (ii) an application for the registration of a rent for the dwelling-house is made not later than 28 days after the beginning of the term and is not withdrawn.