Can i take legal action against my housing association?

Housing association tenants enjoy the same legal rights as private tenants, and consequently are able to claim compensation if they are injured and their landlord is directly or indirectly to blame. Tenants can also sue a housing association if disrepair has not been dealt with after a reasonable amount of time.

Yes, you can sue your landlord for stress, if this emotional distress occurred as a direct result of a housing disrepair. This is because as a tenant, your landlord has a legal duty of care towards you. This duty of care applies to private landlords, housing associations and local councils.

The Fair Housing Act covers most housing. In very limited circumstances, the Act exempts owner-occupied buildings with no more than four units, single-family houses sold or rented by the owner without the use of an agent, and housing operated by religious organizations and private clubs that limit occupancy to members.

Here are some examples:

• Age Discrimination.
• Disability Discrimination.
• Gender Discrimination.
• Marriage Discrimination.
• Pregnancy Discrimination.
• Race Discrimination.
• Religious Discrimination.
• Sexual Orientation Discrimination.

Complaints referred to the Housing Ombudsman

• Shared ownership and sales processes for leasehold properties.
• Shared ownership stair-casing.
• Full ownership and sales processes for leasehold properties owned by housing associations.
• Right to buy and right to acquire for tenants of housing associations.

All local authority providers are automatically registered with the social housing regulator, ie without the need to apply. PRPSHs need to apply to register as a social housing providers and must: be English bodies. be, or intend to be, providers of social housing in England[4]

Contact the Regulator of Social Housing by: Phone on 0300 124 5225. email [email protected].

Mental suffering as an emotional response to an experience that arises from the effect or memory of a particular event, occurrence, pattern of events or condition. Emotional distress can usually be discerned from its symptoms (ex. Anxiety, depression, loss of ability to perform tasks, or physical illness).

Emotional distress may be one of the most difficult injuries to prove. Unlike a broken arm or leg, there are no X-rays someone can point to, or even a scar you can display to prove your injuries. Instead, emotional distress is largely psychological.

Harassment can be Anything a landlord does, or fails to do, that makes you feel unsafe in the property or forces you to leave. Harassment can include: stopping services, like electricity. withholding keys, for example there are 2 tenants in a property but the landlord will only give 1 key.

You can take legal action to claim compensation during your tenancy or after it ends. You must have reported the problem to your landlord during your tenancy.

Collect evidence of the damage – ensure your landlord is made aware of the issue(s) and send photos where relevant. 2. Make contact with your landlord or letting agent to explain the problem. This can be done verbally, but it is also a good idea to do it in writing so that you have a record.

The court can also award compensation called damages. Damages put you back in the financial position you would have been in had your landlord made the repairs when they should have done. You can get damages if: you’ve been injured or made ill.