the Rent Act
/ðə ˈrent ækt/
/ðə ˈrent ækt/
- 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 (= being forced to leave a property). It was replaced by the Housing Act 1988.
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