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(1)This section shall have effect where a landlord under a secure tenancy has reasonable grounds for believing that—
(a)the dwelling-house is unoccupied; and
(b)the tenant does not intend to occupy it as his home.
(2)The landlord shall be entitled to enter the dwelling-house at any time, for the purpose of securing the dwelling-house and any fittings, fixtures or furniture against vandalism.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (2) above the landlord and its servants or agents may open, by force if necessary, doors and lockfast places.
(4)The landlord may take possession of the dwelling-house in accordance with section 19 of this Act.
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