Housing Disrepair Claims
Take Court Action Because Your Landlord Won't Make Repairs.
At Equitas we are highly experienced in helping people who have been affected because of failures from there landlords who haven’t maintained good living conditions for occupants. If your landlord has failed to make repairs, faults or generally not kept the home in good condition then you could have a claim as it is there duty as well as legal obligation to maintain the structure and exterior of the property.
What is Classed As Housing Disrepair?
The landlord’s obligations are set out under several pieces of legislation, namely, the Landlord and Tenant Act (LTA) 1985, which applies to tenancies entered into after 1961. Which basically states they must maintain a good standard of property. The most common types of disrepair that are claimed against are:
Leaks, Mould, Damp, Subsidence, Cracking and Infestations.
If they refuse to carry out the repair work then you can force them to do the work and also claim compensation.
