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(1)In this Act “exempt landlord” means a landlord who is one of the following bodies, namely—
(a)a district, county [F1, county borough] or London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London, the Council of the Isles of Scilly, [F2a police authority established under [F3section 3 of the Police Act 1996]] . . . F4, or a joint authority established by Part IV of the M1Local Government Act 1985;
(b)the Commission for the New Towns or a development corporation established by an order made (or having effect as if made) under the M2New Towns Act 1981;
(c)an urban development corporation within the meaning of Part XVI of the M3Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980;
[F5(ca)a housing action trust established under Part III of the Housing Act 1988.]
(d)the Development Board for Rural Wales;
[F6(dd)the Broads Authority;]
[F7(de)a National Park authority;]
(e)the Housing Corporation;
[F8(ea)Housing for Wales]
(f)a housing trust (as defined in section 6 of the M4Housing Act 1985) which is a charity;
(g)a registered housing association, or an unregistered housing association which is a fully mutual housing association within the meaning of the Housing Associations Act 1985; or
(h)an authority established under section 10 of the M5Local Government Act 1985 (joint arrangements for waste disposal functions).
(2)For the purposes of this Act the landlord of any premises consisting of the whole or part of a building is a resident landlord of those premises at any time if—
(a)the premises are not, and do not form part of, a purpose-built block of flats; and
(b)at that time the landlord occupies a flat contained in the premises as his only or principal residence; and
(c)he has so occupied such a flat throughout a period of not less than 12 months ending with that time.
(3)In subsection (2) “purpose-built block of flats” means a building which contained as constructed, and contains, two or more flats.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 58(1)(a) inserted (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 19, s. 22(2), Sch. 8 para. 8 (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2)); S.I. 1996/396, art. 3, Sch.
F2Words in s. 58(1) inserted (1.10.1994 for specified purposes and otherwise 1.4.1995) by 1994 c. 29, s. 43, Sch. 4 Pt. II para. 61; S.I. 1994/2025, art. 6(1)(2)(e) (subject to art. 6(3)-(6)); S.I. 1994/3262, art. 4(1), Sch. (subject to arts. 4(2)-(8), 5)
F3Words in s. 58(1)(a) substituted (22.8.1996) by 1996 c. 16, ss. 103(1), 104(1), Sch. 7 Pt. I para. 1(2)(z)
F4Words repealed by Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40, SIF 41:1), ss. 231(7), 235(6), 237(2), Sch. 13 Pt. I
F6S. 58(1)(dd) inserted by Norfolk and Suffolk Broads Act 1988 (c. 4, SIF 81:1), ss. 21, 23(2), Sch. 6 para. 28
F7S. 58(1)(de) inserted (23.11.1995) by 1995 c. 25, s. 78, Sch. 10 para. 26 (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117, Sch. 8 para. 7); S.I. 1995/2950, art. 2(1)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 58(1) extended (5.7.1994) by 1994 c. 19, ss. 39, 66(2)(b), Sch. 13 para. 25(b) (with ss. 54(5)(7), 55(5), Sch. 17 paras. 22(1), 23(2))
S. 58(1) extended (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/401, art. 18, Sch. para. 11
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