Section 6: Your Right to a Fit and Safe Rental Home
6.Implied term as to fitness for human habitation
(1)Where a tenancy is for the letting of residential premises there is implied—
(a)a condition that the premises are fit for human habitation at the commencement of the tenancy; and
(b)an undertaking that the exterior of the premises and common areas shall be kept by the landlord, fit for human habitation, during the tenancy.
(2)Premises are not fit for human habitation under subsection (1) where the premises do not meet the requirements of the Public Health Act or the Building Control Act.
(3)Without limiting the general effect of subsection (1), in determining whether premises are fit for human habitation, regard shall be given to the condition of the premises in respect of repair, stability, internal arrangements, natural lighting, ventilation, water supply, drainage and sanitary conveniences and facilities for preparation and cooking of food and for the disposal of waste water.
(4)Except in case of an emergency, a landlord may, at reasonable times of the day after giving twenty-four hours' notice in writing or otherwise to the tenant, enter premises for the purpose of viewing their state and condition.
Plain English Summary
You have the right to live in a rental home that is safe and healthy. When you rent a house, there is an automatic agreement that the house is fit to ...
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