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Jun/090
Jun/090
Council Tax bill written off
A man who has severe learning disabilities and cannot read or write had a bankruptcy order filed against him for an unpaid council tax bill of £800. After inheriting the home from his parents and living there up until 2008 without paying any council tax, the council then brought the action against him without first checking to see if he was exempt from paying.
The man sought legal advice and was told this was a breach of the Disability Discrimination Act. After finding the council had indeed breached the mans human rights the court ruled in favour of the defendant by dismissing the bankruptcy order, and made him exempt from ever paying council tax.
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