Landlords face becoming legally liable for failing to tackle anti-social behaviour on their land after a tenant won a landmark High Court case. An Octavia Housing tenant has won the right to sue her landlord over claims it failed to take reasonable steps to tackle anti-social behaviour on its land. The case could pave the way for further claims by tenants who feel their complaints about neighbourhood nuisance have not been properly addressed, the tenant’s lawyer stated. Octavia allegedly failed to take action after 11 separate complaints about noisy trespassers, who were not Octavia tenants, in a paved area outside the tenant’s window. She alleges the housing association had also failed to erect a simple barrier to cordon off the paved area at her request. Octavia are deciding whether to appeal the judgement. Read more on Inside Housing.
No comments:
Post a Comment