During a tenancy
Broadly speaking, a tenant is free to do what they want within the area that is leased to them, as long as they comply with their obligations in the tenancy agreement
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Broadly speaking, a tenant is free to do what they want within the area that is leased to them, as long as they comply with their obligations in the tenancy agreement
For homelessness to be intentional, a person must have lost their home due to something they have deliberately done (or failed to do). The authority must then decide whether the loss of the home was reasonably likely to result from the person’s action (or failure to act).
In England, hospitals that provide inpatient care, urgent treatment centres, and emergency departments all have a duty to refer Clients to the local authority homelessness/housing options team of their choice where they are homeless/likely to become homeless within 56 days.
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