Housing Act 1985

Almshouses E+W

F1 [12 E+W A licence to occupy a dwelling-house is not a secure tenancy if—

(a) the dwelling-house is an almshouse, and

(b) the licence was granted by or on behalf of a charity which—

(i) is authorised under its trusts to maintain the dwelling-house as an almshouse, and

(ii) has no power under its trusts to grant a tenancy of the dwelling-house;

and in this paragraph “ almshouse ” means any premises maintained as an almshouse, whether they are called an almshouse or not; and “ trusts ”, in relation to a charity, means the provisions establishing it as a charity and regulating its purposes and administration, whether those provisions take effect by way of trust or not. ]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 1 para. 12 substituted (1.9.1992) by Charities Act 1992 (c. 41), s. 78(1), Sch. 6 para. 12; S.I. 1992/1900, art. 2, Sch. 1