Content tagged with: law

• Harassment & Illegal Eviction

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/housing/ending-a-tenancy-harassment-and-illegal-eviction-and-antisocial-behaviour

  Tenants are protected from illegal eviction and harassment by the Protection from Eviction Act (1977). It's vitally important that you feel safe and secure in your home and you should not tolerate threats or harassment from your landlord. There are clear legal processes to follow if your landlord wishes to end your tenancy. If they fail to follow these steps they may be acting illegally and the Housing Enforcement team can intervene.

• Frequently asked questions for landlords

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/housing/frequently-asked-questions-for-landlords

  A look at some of the commonly received queries we get from Landlords.

• Fire safety in private rented accommodation (non-HMO)

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/housing/fire-safety-in-private-rented-accommodation-non-hmo

  Landlords have a legal obligation to make sure that the risk posed by fire is managed and that safety measures are in place to reduce the risk. Council officers carrying out risk based inspections under the HHSRS must consider fire safety as part of the overall assessment of property standards and you will be expected to do all that is reasonable in the interests of safety. Specific regulations apply in addition to a risk based approach which are detailed in this page.

• Managing a tenancy, tenancy deposits & eviction

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/housing/managing-a-tenancy-tenancy-deposits-eviction

  Understanding your rights and responsibility under a tenancy will assist landlords and tenants in helping to make sure lettings run smoothly and that both parties have a clear understanding of their relationship. Deposits in the private rented sector must be now held centrally in a government operated scheme. Eviction can be a complex area of the law and the requirements to be able to use eviction notices has changed.

• Electrical Safety in Private Rented Accommodation

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/housing/electrical-safety-in-private-rented-property

  We recognise that most landlords fully understand their obligations to keep electrical installations in repair and good working order and that most already undertake regular electrical safety checks. Regulations are now in force requiring that landlords have the electrical installation at their properties checked at least once every five years.

• Food safety - premises inspection

  www.doncaster.gov.uk/services/environmental/food-safety-premises-inspection

  The food safety team is responsible for ensuring that all food sold in Doncaster is from a clean premises and is safe to eat.