The landlords, a local authority, were found to be in breach of their tenancy agreement with the tenant, in breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment and guilty of nuisance. They had over a period of many years failed to properly operate a refuse chute within a block of flats. Refuse frequently piled up outside the tenant’s flat and there were complaints of considerable noise as well as smells and maggot infestations in and around the bin areas.
HELD: The Court of Appeal held that
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