Habitability

Habitability in Law.
Habitability is the conformance of a residence or abode to the implied warranty of habitability. A residence that complies is said to be habitable. It is an implied warranty or contract, meaning it does not have to be an express contract, covenant, or provision of a contract. There was no implied warranty of habitability for tenants at common law and the legal doctrine has since developed in many jurisdictions through housing laws and regulations.
Habitability is a common law doctrine that is largely synonymous with tenantability. In Architecture, the term habitabilty is understood to be an umbrella term for the suitability and value of a built habitat for its inhabitants in a specific environment over time.
In order to be habitable, such housing usually:
New York law.
Some states, such as New York, have given additional statutory protections in addition to those created by caselaw. These statutes include:
Consequences.
Violation of the warranty of habitability results in constructive eviction, whereby the landlord or lessor has, in effect, evicted the tenant or lessee. The tenant may remedy the problem, or complain to local government authorities for remedies.
Habitability in Extreme Environments.
Human Factors and habitability are important topics for working and living spaces. For space exploration, they are vital for mission success. One of the critical characteristics for living and working in extreme environments the dependency on the habitat, its technological capability as well as the sociospatial framing. "Inhabitants who are exposed to remote and hostile environments, not only must overcome the challenges posed by the dangers and limitations imposed by the particular environment itself, but also experience significant distress from being confined indoors and isolated from civiliazation and social contact".
Components of the system include: The setting, the individual, the group or (microsociety) and the time. Support and evidence for the need of integrating habitability can be found in every decade. Thomas M. Fraser suggested "that habitability can be consedered as the equilibrium state, resulting from man-machine-environment-mission interactions which permits man to maintain physiological homeostasis, adequate performance, and psycho-social integrity".
Habitability of Islands.
In 2020, small islands in Europe not satisfied with the sustainability methods and tools, created a habitability tool to measure their own attractiveness as a place to live. There are 40 indicators grouped into seven areas that can be used to test the habitability of an island society on a four-grade scale. Åbo Academy University is giving a course in making a Habitability analysis.