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Housing Act 1985

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Version Superseded: 01/09/1992

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Housing Act 1985, Cross Heading: Almshouses 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

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12(1)A licence to occupy a dwelling-house is not a secure tenancy if—

(a)the licence was granted by an almshouse charity, and

(b)any sum payable by the licensee under the licence does not exceed the maximum contribution that the Charity Commissioners have from time to time authorised or approved for the almshouse charity as a contribution towards the cost of maintaining its almshouses and essential services in them.

(2)In this paragraph “almshouse charity” means a corporation or body of persons which is a charity and is prevented by its rules or constituent instrument from granting a tenancy of the dwelling-house.

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