Talk:Local Government Finance Act 1992

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I made this change:

includes obligations of the occupants or (in the case of Houses in Multiple Occupancyvacant houses) the owners of properties in the United Kingdom to pay council tax.

According to section section 6 of the act, the owner (item 2f) ranks lower than any type of occupant, so if there are multiple occupants, even on separate leases, they still appear to be liable. Perhaps the phrase was aimed at the owner living at the home with others (e.g. a conventional family with children), however the way I read it even then it appears all adult residents are jointly responsable. I'm very much not a lawyer! However this has been my experience as well as my interpretation of the letter of the law. Quietbritishjim (talk) 00:22, 19 March 2008 (UTC)