c) the housing authority notifies them of a decision following their request for a review as to the suitability of a final accommodation offer or Part 6 offer made within the section 189B relief stage. Oliver for his part can't believe that Ciara is who she says she is. Oliver lives in fear of people finding out about his past. What he did and every time he brings his walls down, something happens that makes his new life disappear right in front of his eyes. This time, this is a new beginning for him, one he doesn't want to lose. s.188(1ZA) and s.188(1ZB) Housing Act 1996 as amended by s.5(4)(a) Homelessness Reduction Act 2017. Once again the narrator is Alana Kerr Collins and I think her light Irish accent seems perfect for Ms. Howard’s books. In considering whether to secure accommodation pending review housing authorities will need to balance the objective of maintaining fairness between homeless persons in circumstances where they have decided that no duty is owed to them, against proper consideration of the possibility that the applicant might be right. Housing authorities should consider the following, along with any other relevant factors:

There is an important distinction between the consequences of refusal of an offer of suitable accommodation at the prevention and relief stages. so shame on me for initially doubting CRH. she has once again proved why shes one of my favourite crime/mystery authors. Applicants who have priority need but are no longer owed a section 189B relief duty following service of a section 193B notice due to their deliberate and unreasonable refusal to co-operate will not be owed the section 193 main housing duty but will be owed an accommodation duty under section 193C(4). The housing authority’s procedures may provide that second sign off of the decision to issue a notice can be given by an appropriate person from another service within the local authority (or upper tier local authority). For example, in the case of a care leaver, second sign off by an officer of at least an equivalent seniority within Children’s Services may be appropriate.

d) the section 193C(4) duty to secure accommodation for applicants who are homeless, eligible for assistance, have priority need and are not intentionally homeless but have deliberately and unreasonably refused to cooperate; Housing authorities should allow applicants a reasonable period for considering offers of accommodation that will bring the main housing duty to an end whether accepted or refused. There is no set reasonable period; some applicants may require longer than others depending on their circumstances, whether they wish to seek advice in making their decision and whether they are already familiar with the property or locality in question. Longer periods may be required where the applicant is in hospital or temporarily absent from the district. In deciding what a reasonable period is, housing authorities must take into account the applicant’s circumstances. The original decision to issue the notice must be made by an officer of the housing authority and then receive authorisation by an appropriate person. An ‘appropriate person’ is someone of at least an equivalent seniority to the officer who made the original decision to issue a notice, and they must: b) the applicant accepts an offer of an assured tenancy (other than an assured shorthold tenancy) from a private landlord ( section 193(6)(cc)). This could include an offer of an assured tenancy made by a private registered provider;

Notices issued under section 193B(2) must explain why the housing authority are giving notice and its effect, and inform the applicant of their right to request a review of the decision to issue the notice (section 202(1)) and that a request for a review must be made within 21 days of being notified of that decision, or such longer period as the housing authority may allow in writing ( section 202(3)).For the purposes of this paragraph an exempted organisation may issue as respects any land a certificate stating that the land has been approved by the exempted organisation for use by its members for the purposes of recreation. Section 195(8) provides the circumstances in which the housing authority can give notice under section 195(5) to the applicant to bring the prevention duty to an end. For further guidance on the prevention duty see Chapter 12. The relief duty ends automatically after 56 days from when it was accepted if the local authority is satisfied that the applicant is in priority need and not homeless intentionally. [1] The local authority does not need to give the applicant a notice.

To use the calculator, simply enter the desired quantity, select the period you want to calculate (days, weeks, months, or years), and choose the counting direction (from or before). Once you've entered all the necessary information, hit the 'Calculate' button to get the results. Where the housing authority is satisfied that the applicant has a priority need and has become homeless unintentionally, the relief duty comes to an end after 56 days ( section 189B(4)). Housing authorities should not delay completing their inquiries as to what further duties will be owed after the relief duty. Where the housing authority has the information it requires to make a decision as to whether the applicant is in priority need and became homeless unintentionally, it should be possible to notify the applicant on or around day 57. In cases where significant further investigations are required it is recommended that housing authorities aim to complete their inquiries and notify the applicant of their decision within a maximum of 15 working days after 56 days have passed. Then we switch to present time with two detectives who are called to an apartment in an upscale neighborhood in Dublin. A resident had called the police and complained of a strong smell coming from another apartment. What DI Karl Connolly and DI Lee Riordan find is a decaying corpse. Whoever it is has been dead a very long time. a) the steps recorded in the applicant’s personalised housing plan are reasonable in the context of the applicant’s particular circumstances and needs; Under section 193B(2), the housing authority may give a notice to an applicant if they consider that the applicant has deliberately and unreasonably refused to take one or more of the steps in their personalised housing plan.Fifty six days earlier Ciara and Oliver meet. Ciara seems so unsure of herself and so sure she's going to make a mistake, mess up things with this new guy. Oliver is beyond paranoid and has something big he's hiding. He knows he should run away from any chance of things going anywhere with this woman but he's so desperate for a relationship, no matter how unwise or short lived. If only she could get to know him before she "really" gets to know him. a) the applicant accepts a suitable offer of accommodation under Part 6 (an allocation of social housing) ( section 193(6)(c)). This would include an offer of an assured tenancy of a private registered provider property via the housing authority’s allocation scheme;

Under the prevention duty ( section 195(6)), the 56 day period does not apply where the applicant has been given a valid section 21 notice that will expire within 56 days or has expired and is in respect of the only accommodation that is available for the applicant’s accommodation. This is to ensure continuity of prevention services where an applicant remains in the property after the expiry of their section 21 notice or longer than 56 days from the duty starting and also remains threatened with homelessness. There is no equivalent of s.193A(2) Housing Act to prevent duties under s.190 arising for people who are in priority need and intentionally homeless and refuse a final accommodation offer or final part 6 offer. b) that moveable dwellings used by its members are so used as not to give rise to any nuisance,the Minister may grant to that organisation a certificate of exemption.A certificate so granted may be withdrawn at any time, but while in force shall for the purposes of this section have the effect of a licence— c) arrangements that have already been made by the applicant which are likely to be successful within a reasonable timescale. For example, if the applicant has secured accommodation that is not yet available to occupy or can demonstrate that accommodation will be so secured, the housing authority should consider providing section 190(2) accommodation until the applicant is able to take up the accommodation. s.189B(9)(a) Housing Act 1996 as inserted by s.5(2) Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 and s.193A(2) Housing Act 1996 as inserted by s.7(1) Homelessness Reduction Act 2017.

And, now DI Leah Riordan and DS Karl Connolly have been called to figure out what has happened between the couple who met just 56 DAYS ago.... The author plotted this brilliantly with the discovery of the dead body in the beginning, followed by the alternating points of view of Ciara and Oliver in the days leading up to the death. We also hear from the detectives working the case, Leah and Karl, and I especially loved the humor and good-natured banter between them. If you want to know how many days there are between two dates, give the days between dates calculator a try.