Example sentences of "[adj] for [adj] habitation " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is not , of course , enough for the landlord to say that he honestly believes that the house is fit and proper for safe habitation . |
| 2 | An area of 1 million square miles , or 15 per cent of Russian territory , is regarded as ecologically unsafe for human habitation . |
| 3 | This provides that the house will be built in an efficient and workmanlike manner , with proper materials and be fit for human habitation . |
| 4 | Section 1(1) imposes on builders , sub-contractors , architects and other professional persons a three part duty : that the work will be done in a workmanlike manner , proper materials will be used , and the house will be fit for human habitation . |
| 5 | At common law , if a house is let furnished , there is an implied term that the premises are at the commencement of the tenancy fit for human habitation . |
| 6 | On the particular facts McCardie J found that the house and its contents were not free of tuberculosis bacilli and it was not fit for human habitation . |
| 7 | There are also statutory covenants requiring landlords , of properties let at a low rent , to ensure that they are both fit for human habitation at the start of the tenancy and are kept fit for habitation throughout the lease : |
| 8 | 8 ( 1 ) In a contract to which this section applies for the letting of a house for human habitation there is implied , notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary — ( a ) a condition that the house is fit for human habitation at the commencement of the tenancy , and ( b ) an undertaking that the house will be kept by the landlord fit for human habitation during the tenancy . |
| 9 | 8 ( 1 ) In a contract to which this section applies for the letting of a house for human habitation there is implied , notwithstanding any stipulation to the contrary — ( a ) a condition that the house is fit for human habitation at the commencement of the tenancy , and ( b ) an undertaking that the house will be kept by the landlord fit for human habitation during the tenancy . |
| 10 | ( 3 ) This section applies to a contract if — ( a ) the rent does not exceed the figure applicable in accordance with subsection ( 4 ) , and ( b ) the letting is not on such terms as to the tenant 's responsibility as are mentioned in subsection ( 5 ) … ( 5 ) This section does not apply where a house is let for a term of three years or more ( the lease not being determinable at the option of either party before the expiration of three years ) upon terms that the tenant puts the premises into a condition reasonably fit for human habitation . |
| 11 | One city of a million people , Ufa , 700 miles east of Moscow , was described in Pravda in 1987 as having become unfit for human habitation . |
| 12 | The slums built during the Industrial Revolution soon became unfit for human habitation . |
| 13 | That single room was unfit for human habitation . |
| 14 | They pronounced the attic unfit for human habitation and Jean-Claude inadequate to support me . |
| 15 | The main safeguards in this area are the Housing Acts , supported by public health legislation , which is intended to ensure that no person should be allowed to live in a dwelling that is unfit for human habitation . |
| 16 | Much of the housing is unfit for human habitation , and the proportion of dwellings which are overcrowded or lack basic amenities is much higher in these areas than elsewhere . |
| 17 | The figures reveal : ( a ) 5% of the total housing stock is unfit for human habitation ; ( b ) a further 2.4 million dwellings are in poor repair ; ( c ) 15% of the total housing stock is in poor condition ; and ( d ) 543,000 dwellings lack basic amenities . |
| 18 | The scale of disrepair disclosed by the survey affects all tenure sectors although , as usual , the condition in the private rented sector is worse than elsewhere ; for example , one in six dwellings in the private sector was found to be unfit for human habitation … |
| 19 | 10 In determining for the purposes of this Act whether a house is unfit for human habitation , regard shall be had to its condition in respect of the following matters — repair , stability , freedom from damp , internal arrangement , natural lighting , ventilation , water supply , drainage and sanitary conveniences , facilities for preparation and cooking of food and for the disposal of waste water ; and the house shall be regarded as unfit for human habitation if , and only if , it is so far defective in one or more of those matters that it is not reasonably suitable for occupation in that condition . |
| 20 | 10 In determining for the purposes of this Act whether a house is unfit for human habitation , regard shall be had to its condition in respect of the following matters — repair , stability , freedom from damp , internal arrangement , natural lighting , ventilation , water supply , drainage and sanitary conveniences , facilities for preparation and cooking of food and for the disposal of waste water ; and the house shall be regarded as unfit for human habitation if , and only if , it is so far defective in one or more of those matters that it is not reasonably suitable for occupation in that condition . |
| 21 | Some 2.7 million people still live in affected areas--400,000 of them in areas made unfit for human habitation because of radiation levels or in areas from which they should have been moved . |
| 22 | That was 1983. 1988 a Government report declared there was a million houses in Britain unfit for human habitation . |