BARRICADES result? A court farce. The public gallery was packed with tenants who caused uproar when the case came up. The registrar walked out. The police outside were not called in and for the first time in history the public gallery took over the court. The tenants dictated the terms of the Registrar's return, to which he agreed, and the was resumed peacefully. The result was that Mr. Jackson paid up his back rent minus CasC members of the GLC were issued with possession of property because of non-payment of the increase, place. Under Section 12 of the 1968 Prices a Incomes Act ..a local authority's notice increase (of rent) shall not be valid unless tells the tenant of his right to terminate t tenancy and of the steps to be taken by hir he wishes to do so ' This the GLC did do. Not only may those who are withholdi the increase never have to pay it but those w have paid may get their money back!! If so tl GLC stand to lose £4,500,000 - the amount money that is already involved in the increases Cutler and his henchmen at County H are worried. The posibility of the re increases being illega has provoked a par reaction from them. On July 22nd they we back on their No-eviction' pledge of 1 October. 'If you don't pay your arrears with three weeks, they said 'we'li take steps to ev The GLC say that 6,100 families are s withholding the increase 'conservative' estimate. To conceive of evicti this number is ridiculous. When Cutler questioned about the illegality of the increa he skirted the challenge and said: "I'm prepared to opportunity of evading their legal responsibil attempting to involve the council prolonged litigation on obscure points.. is clearly worried.
Two days after the eviction warnin carnival demonstration sang and marched way to County Hall, headed by a brass band delegation went in to see Cutler who enjoying a summer banquet with his capit friends. The delegation served him with the that questions the legality of the increa Cutler visibly reddened when industrial aci was threatened if the GLC attempted evictions.
This industrial action is no idle thr Mister Cutler. The tenants have the support dockers, market workers, post office work Many of these are themselves GLC tena Watch out Cutler and the GLC, you may ! started something bigger than you can han If you try to evict anyone, you'll have n than barricades to face.
Tenants Charter as presented to Antony Greenwood, Minister of Housing We believe that housing is a social need and necessity, and should be treated as suc Council rents are too high because excessive interest charges and rising la prices. The Government must deal wit these fundamental problems. Until they sta solving these we have no intention of payi a penny more The following are the 5 cardinal points our Tenants' Charter:
1 NOT A PENNY ON THE RENTS - rel to be frozen to pre-September 29, 19 levels.
2 SECURITY OF TENURE for Coun tenants as for private tenants in unfurnish properties 3 Council to be legally and financi responsible TO THE TENANTS for repairs and decorations. Tenants to have t right to withhold rent against such times the Council fails to do these 4 REPRESENTATION, subject to recall