PART IVSECURE TENANCIES AND RIGHTS OF SECURE TENANTS

Security of tenure

80The landlord condition.

1

The landlord condition is that the interest of the landlord belongs to one of the following authorities or bodies—

  • a local authority,

  • a new town corporation,

  • an urban development corporation,

  • the Development Board for Rural Wales,

  • the Housing Corporation,

  • a housing trust which is a charity, or

  • a housing association or housing co-operative to which this section applies.

2

This section applies to—

a

a registered housing association other than a co-operative housing association, and

b

an unregistered housing association which is a co-operative housing association.

3

If a co-operative housing association ceases to be registered, it shall, within the period of 21 days beginning with the date on which it ceases to be registered, notify each of its tenants who thereby becomes a secure tenant, in writing, that he has become a secure tenant.

4

This section applies to a housing co-operative within the meaning of section 27 (agreements for exercise of authority’s housing management functions by co-operative) where the dwelling-house is comprised in an agreement under that section.