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Housing Law - LAWS3413

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4

Enrolment Requirements:

Pre-requisite: Crime & Criminal Process (LAWS1021/JURD7121) & Criminal Laws (LAWS1022/JURD7122) OR Crim. Law 1 (LAWS1001/JURD7101) & Crim. Law 2 (LAWS1011/JURD7111). Co-requisite: Litigation 1 [LAWS2311/ JURD7211] OR Res. Civil Disp. (LAWS2371/JURD7271)

Excluded: JURD7413

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course examines how the principles of property law come to be applied and modified in the context of residential tenancies. The course will be of no less relevance to those advising landlords than to those advising tenants. The course examines primarily the Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (NSW), as well as the Strata Schemes legislation. It is the only undergraduate course to examine this latter body of legislation, which is becoming increasingly important in legal practice. There will be an in-depth examination of the phenomenon of alternative dispute resolution, focusing on the Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal. Students will be required to attend the Tribunal, and write a brief report about the matters they have witnessed. Finally, the course will examine broader policy questions concerning the built environment, homelessness and housing affordability.

Recommended Prior Knowledge

There is no assumed prior knowledge for this course.

Course Objectives

To understand the legislative framework of residential tenancies
To examine how this legal regime fits into traditional property law
To solve practical problems and housing disputes
To look at the public law governing housing provision and housing affordability
To map the framework of social housing provision
To analyse contemporary housing policy, and reform of the law

Main Topics

The evolution of modern residential tenancy law
The basic responsibilities imposed by the Residential Tenancies Act 1987 (NSW)
Dispute resolution
Rental bonds
Strata Schemes Legislation
Termination of tenancies
Housing policy
Commonwealth-state housing agreements
International instruments and housing provision
Social housing