Where a property contains potentially serious risks to the health and safety of the occupants, the local authority must take appropriate action requiring the landlord to reduce or remove the risk. Tenants will have increased rights to sue landlords for providing substandard housing, under new powers proposed by a Labour MP. The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the government to introduce legislation that would allow tenants in England and Wales to take legal action against their landlord if they believe he or she is failing to Landlords would be required to ensure their properties are fit for human habitation throughout the tenancy and would be liable to legal action by tenants if they fail to do so. Currently, only local authorities have the power to compel landlords to make improvements.
Tenants will have increased rights to sue landlords for providing substandard housing, under new powers proposed by a Labour MP. The Local Government Association (LGA) has called on the government to introduce legislation that would allow tenants in England and Wales to take legal action against their landlord if they believe he or she is failing to Landlords would be required to ensure their properties are fit for human habitation throughout the tenancy and would be liable to legal action by tenants if they fail to do so. Currently, only local authorities have the power to compel landlords to make improvements.