RENT ACT


Meaning of RENT ACT in English

a British Act of Parliament of 1977 that established a system of protected tenancy in which people living in rented accommodation had a right to a fair rent fixed at a particular amount, and protection from eviction (= removal from a property). It was replaced by the Housing Act 1988.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.