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Housing Act 2004, Section 98A is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 25 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F198AOther consequences of operating unlicensed houses: restriction on terminating tenancies (Wales)E+W

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(1)No section 173 notice, no section 186 notice, no paragraph 25B of Schedule 12 notice and no section 194 notice may be given in relation to a standard contract of the whole or part of an unlicensed house as long as it remains such a house.

(2)In this section—

  • 2016 Act” means the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1);

  • paragraph 25B of Schedule 12 notice” means a notice under paragraph 25B of Schedule 12 to the 2016 Act (termination of contract by landlord);

  • section 173 notice” means a notice under section 173 of the 2016 Act (landlord’s notice);

  • section 186 notice” means a notice under section 186 of the 2016 Act (landlord’s notice in connection with end of term of contract within Schedule 9B);

  • section 194 notice” means a notice under section 194 of the 2016 Act (landlord’s break clause);

  • standard contract” has the same meaning as in the 2016 Act (see section 8 of the 2016 Act);

  • unlicensed house” has the same meaning as in section 96 of this Act.]

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