#tenants — Public Fediverse posts

Concerning the legalisation of #pluginsolar in the UK, there is one question open (for us) and maybe there is a #lawyer here who can answer it:

The UK "legalized" #pluginpv but didn't change any law concerning the right of #tenants to use it. The guidance simply says "ask your #landlord”.

Is the use of pluginsolar now subject to the whims of the landlord or does UK law give the tenant a right to install it, as its a generally legal and regulated technical device?

#tenantsrights #UKlaw

@PKYo
That reminds me, I should be writing to various MPs about cottages like those sold off by the #Bridgewater #Canal #Company at #PrestonBrook.

The terrace, built in the late 1700s, was sold off one house at a time in the 1950s. They all had brick built privies clustered together in a #communal #yard. Because the remaining #tenants all needed access to the yard the canal company retained ownership and provided an annual licence to each purchaser permitting access to the communal area.

There's no #lease. No #contract on #fees to be charged. The canal company can, it seems, charge what they like both to issue a #licence to a new #buyer of a #cottage and any #annual renewal #fee.

We ought to be able to add some appropriate clauses onto any upcoming #legislation that gives owners of #leasehold #property the #righttobuy such communal ground.

The attached map from 1894 shows the terrace, their privies and how some don't even have space to hang out washing to dry. @ukwaterways

Following mixed feedback and extended discussions, City Council voted to prohibit the use of Ratio Utility Billing Systems (RUBS), in which tenants in a multi-unit complex can be billed flat rates for utilities rather than by exact usage. Ken Der has the details. https://alamedapost.com/news/council-bans-ratio-utility-billing-systems-amends-alameda-marina-development/

#AffordableHousing #alameda #AlamedaMarinaMasterPlan #CityCouncil #GregBoller #landlords #MarilynEzzyAshcraft #MichelePryor #renters #tenants #TonyDaysog #TracyJensen #utilities

Yesterday evening, our members spoke with residents at Mount Suir Apartments about our upcoming residents meeting today, Thursday 29th at 6pm in Carrickphierish Library - if you are a resident, come along!

There was a lot of interest and our members again saw first-hand some of the horrible conditions these residents are forced to live in.

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#HousingCrisis #Waterford #MountSuirApartments #TenantsUnion #Homes #Ireland #Housing #Tenants #Tenant #TenantsRights

Mapped: Where tenants are most likely to live in an unfit home with damp and mould in England | The Independent

Article says the Renters (Reform) Bill could now collapse because the govt is running out of time to pass the legislation.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/rent-damp-mould-landlord-yorkshire-b2509405.html

#Mould
#UnfitForHumanHabitation
#Tenants
#RentedHomes
#Damp
#Yorkshire
#NorthWestEngland
#Humber
#RentersReformBill
#Whitehall

... 40% of those homes sold via #righttobuy are now in the private rented sector and people can't save enough for a mortgage due to demand massively outstripping supply. As a result #tenants are increasingly living in expensive, poorly maintained housing because we can't enforce what rights we theoretically have...