SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 Grounds for Possession of Dwelling-Houses Let underSecure Tenancies

Part I Grounds on which Court may Order Possession if it Considers it Reasonable

F2 Ground 2A

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Amendments (Textual)
F2

Sch. 2 Ground 2A and inserted (4.2.1997) by 1996 c. 52, s. 145; S.I. 1997/66, art. 2 (subject to savings in Sch.)

F1

Sch. 2 Ground 2A and cross-heading inserted (4.2.1997) by 1996 c. 52, s. 145; S.I. 1997/66, art. 2 (subject to savings in Sch.)

F1The dwelling-house was occupied (whether alone or with others) by a married couple or a couple living together as husband and wife and—

  1. a

    one or both of the partners is a tenant of the dwelling-house,

  2. b

    one partner has left because of violence or threats of violence by the other towards—

    1. i

      that partner, or

    2. ii

      a member of the family of that partner who was residing with that partner immediately before the partner left, and

  3. c

    the court is satisfied that the partner who has left is unlikely to return.