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• Check your rights if you share accommodation

  to other people either as sub-tenants or as lodgers. Your rights and responsibilities will vary depending on whether you have a joint or sole tenancy or whether you have a tenant as your resident landlord

• Check your housing status if you rent from a private landlord

  different rights. Check if you rent from a private landlord Some types of rental agreement will mean you’re not a private tenant and your rights will be more complicated. If you have one

• Human rights

  Human rights What are human rights? The Human Rights Act 1998 How are your human rights protected by the courts? Who's breaching your human rights? When can a public authority interfere with your

• Civil rights

  Civil rights Young people's rights Human rights What are human rights? The Human Rights Act 1998 What rights are protected under the Human Rights Act? How are your human rights protected

• Check your rights if you’re a subtenant

  You’re a subtenant if you rent your home from a tenant. You pay rent to the tenant - they’re your landlord. They pay rent to their landlord, who’s called the ‘head landlord’. If your landlord lives

• Other rights protected under the Human Rights Act

  Other rights protected under the Human Rights Act This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales In the UK, human rights

• What rights are protected under the Human Rights Act?

  What rights are protected under the Human Rights Act? Your right to life Your right to respect for private and family life Your right to personal liberty Your right not to be tortured or treated

• What are human rights?

  What are human rights? This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms

• Young people's rights

  Young people's rights This advice applies to England. See advice for See advice for Northern Ireland, See advice for Scotland, See advice for Wales Children and young people have legal rights. Proof

• Understanding your tenancy agreement

  The tenancy agreement is a contract between you and your landlord. It may be written or verbal. The tenancy agreement gives certain rights to both you and your landlord. For example, your right