A tenant of a flat which he used principally at weekends and for short holidays. The tenant had another permanent residence.
Held: Parliament in passing the Rent Act 1968 never intended to protect people in occupation of what were in effect holiday houses.
Judges:
Ormrod LJ
Citations:
(1974) 29 P and CR 288
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – ZH and CN, Regina (on The Applications of) v London Boroughs of Newham and Lewisham SC 12-Nov-2014
The court was asked whether the 1977 Act required a local authorty to obtain a court order before taking possession of interim accommodation it provided to an apparently homeless person while it investigated whether it owed him or her a duty under . .
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Housing
Updated: 18 May 2022; Ref: scu.554543