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15/09/2008
Landlords' responsibility to make disability-related alterations |
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Disability-related alternations will have to be made to residential properties as a result of the government's Discrimination Law Review, Workplace Law Network reports.
The new duty of care will relate to landlords and managers of residential premises and apply to common areas of buildings such as hallways and stairs.
Alterations would have to be made where the requirement is "reasonable" and a request has been made.
Changes need to be made to the physical features of a building if a disabled person "is placed at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person".
"Reasonable maintenance costs" would have to be paid for by the tenant in addition to the alterations.
Launched in February 2005, the purpose of the Discrimination Law Review was to modernise and simplify equality legislation.
Findings from the review led to a consultation paper on proposals for an Equality Bill. The government has subsequently confirmed it will bring in the bill in the next parliamentary session. |
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