Housing Law - LAWS4013

 
Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 8
 
 
EFTSL: 0.16667 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 28
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 5740 or 9230
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


The course falls into two parts. First, it will focus on the detailed legislative framework of residential tenancies law, including the broader policy issues in relation to security of tenure, rent control, termination, procedural informalism. The second part will examine more general policy debates about the provision of adequate housing, such as taxation reform, planning laws, the Commonwealth/State Housing funding arrangements, Aboriginal housing and strategies to address homelessness such as support accommodation programs. Finally, students will be introduced to the relevant international human rights instruments relevant to Australia's housing law.


LLM Specialisation


Human Rights and Social Justice.

Recommended Prior Knowledge


LAWS1082 Property and Equity 2.

Course Objectives


To explore the law and policy in relation to housing provision, particularly tenancies.

Main Topics


  • Residential tenancy law
  • Strata schemes
  • Consumer Trader and Tenancy Tribunal practice
  • Rental bonds
  • Human rights
  • Residential parks legislation

Assessment


Report 10%
Class participation 20%
Research paper 30%
Exam 40%
 

Course Texts


Prescribed
Anforth and Thawley, Residential Tenancies Law in New South Wales, 2nd ed, Thomson, 2005

Recommended
None

Resources


Refer to Course Outline provided by lecturer at the beginning of session.