Disrepair cases
Language: English Series: New Law Journal ; 148(6828) 20 February 1998, 238(1)Publication details: 1998Subject(s): Summary: The author, a district judge, discusses housing disputes in the small claims courts. Suggests that cases involving claims for breach of repairing obligations should be excluded from the small claims procedure as many tenants are from disadvantaged sections of society and less likely to have legal insurance. Also, the law on disrepair is intricate.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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The author, a district judge, discusses housing disputes in the small claims courts. Suggests that cases involving claims for breach of repairing obligations should be excluded from the small claims procedure as many tenants are from disadvantaged sections of society and less likely to have legal insurance. Also, the law on disrepair is intricate.