Landlord and Tenant Law: The Residential Sector

The new edition of Landlord and Tenant Law: the Residential Sector provides a comprehensive overview of the law in the residential sector. The focus of the new edition is the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 ( RTA 2004 ). There have been a number of key changes to the RTA 2004, which were introduced by the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015. This text simplifies the complexities of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 and amending legislation. It provides commentary on reported and unreported decisions of the courts, as well as tribunal decisions of the Residential Tenancies Board. The text provides practical examples and precedents for practitioners and those involved in the residential sector more generally. Key features: *All key amendments introduced by the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2015 *Updated to include references to recent cases before the courts and tribunal decisions before the Residential Tenancies Board *Provides a step-by-step guide to initiating rent reviews, terminating tenancies, making a complaint before the Residential Tenancies Board and registering tenancies *Now includes practice notes useful for both practitioners and landlords and tenants *New chapter on the Deposit Retention Scheme