SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 10 Amendment of Part VI of Rent Act 1977
C15
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Section 93 of the 1977 Act (increase of rent without notice to quit) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1), for the words from “ given by the landlord” to the end there are substituted the words “ specifying the date on which the increase is to take effect and given by the landlord to the tenant not later than four weeks before that date.”.
3
For subsection (2) there is substituted the following subsection—
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Where a notice of increase is given under subsection (1) above and the tenant, before the date specified in the notice of increase, gives a valid notice to quit, the notice of increase does not take effect unless the tenant, with the written agreement of the landlord, withdraws his notice to quit before that date.
4
Subsection (3) is hereby repealed.
5
This paragraph only applies to notices of increase given after the commencement of this paragraph.