Sentences with phrase «for unlawful eviction»

The decision, in Loveridge v Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Lambeth [2014] UKSC 65, means substantial statutory damages can be awarded against local authorities for unlawful eviction.

Statutory damages for unlawful eviction are calculated in the same way regardless of whether a public sector or private landlord is involved, the Supreme Court has unanimously held.

Under the Protection from Eviction Act 1977 the local council may prosecute a landlord for unlawful eviction and harassment.

Recent litigation includes acting for a receiver in a claim to recover possession from trespassers and mortgagors; acting for a claimant in a trial to establish a prescriptive right to park; acting for a former cohabitee in a claim for a beneficial interest of property under TOLATA; acting in a claim for an injunction and damages in respect of trespass and nuisance; acting for a mortgagee in a contested mortgage possession claim defended on the grounds of undue influence, non est factum and unconscionable bargain; acting for a defendant in a claim for damages for unlawful eviction; and acting for a landlord in a claim for renewal of a business tenancy.

Not exact matches

Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson today announced that two Brooklyn landlords have been indicted on unlawful eviction and other charges for allegedly forcing or attempting to force rent - stabilized tenants out of their homes by allegedly destroying their apartments and making them uninhabitable in an effort to destabilize the apartments in order to collect significantly higher market - rate rents.

BRONX, NY — After State Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester) called for an immediate investigation of Bronx slumlord Phillip Goldfarb for the flagrant harassment and unlawful eviction of tenants in The Bronx, representatives from the New York City Department of Buildings today issued two stop work orders on 1135 Pelham Parkway North.

They have also secured apologies, for example from Essex Police following their mistreatment of those arrested during the Dale Farm evictions; and from the Metropolitan Police regarding their unlawful arrest of an anti-monarchist demonstrator during the Royal Wedding in 2011.

Acted for a residential property owner in relation to an adverse possession and unlawful eviction claim against developers who had acquired an adjacent property at auction.

Disability discrimination and eviction It is unlawful for a person managing premises to discriminate against a disabled person by evicting him or by subjecting him to any other detriment: Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA 1995), s 22 (3).

The legal issues include child trafficking, crime victimization (gender - based violence, sexual abuse, rapes, crimes in housing camps), unlawful evictions, inadequate housing, dangerous deportations (leading to issuance of precautionary measures by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights), immigration (e.g. need for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) extensions and redesignations in the U.S.), and access to justice and the courts.

Usually the court paperwork for eviction / unlawful detainer is available on line for you to fill out.