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19 Notice of proceedings for possession.S
(1)The [F1First-tier Tribunal] shall not entertain proceedings for possession of a house let on an assured tenancy unless—
(a)the landlord (or, where there are joint landlords, any of them) has served on the tenant a notice in accordance with this section; or
(b)[F2the Tribunal] considers it reasonable to dispense with the requirement of such a notice.
(2)The [F3First-tier Tribunal] shall not make an order for possession on any of the grounds in Schedule 5 to this Act unless that ground [F4and particulars of it are] specified in the notice under this section; but the grounds specified in such a notice may be altered or added to with the leave of the [F3Tribunal].
(3)A notice under this section is one [F5in the prescribed form] informing the tenant that—
(a)the landlord intends to raise proceedings for possession of the house on one or more of the grounds specified in the notice; and
(b)those proceedings will not be raised earlier than the expiry of the period of two weeks or two months (whichever is appropriate under subsection (4) below) from the date of service of the notice.
(4)The minimum period to be specified in a notice as mentioned in subsection (3)(b) above is—
(a)two months if the notice specifies any of Grounds 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 and 17 in Schedule 5 to this Act (whether with or without other grounds); and
(b)in any other case, two weeks.
(5)The [F6First-tier Tribunal] may not exercise the power conferred by subsection (1)(b) above if the landlord seeks to recover possession on Ground 8 in Schedule 5 to this Act.
(6)Where a notice under this section relating to a contractual tenancy—
(a)is served during the tenancy; or
(b)is served after the tenancy has been terminated but relates(in whole or in part) to events occurring during the tenancy,
the notice shall have effect notwithstanding that the tenant becomes or has become tenant under a statutory assured tenancy arising on the termination of the contractual tenancy.
(7)A notice under this section shall cease to have effect 6 months after the date on or after which the proceedings for possession to which it relates could have been raised.
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F1Words in s. 19(1) substituted (1.12.2017) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), s. 104(3), sch. 1 para. 36(a)(i); S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
F2Words in s. 19(1)(b) substituted (1.12.2017) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), s. 104(3), sch. 1 para. 36(a)(ii); S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
F3Words in s. 19(2) substituted (1.12.2017) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), s. 104(3), sch. 1 para. 36(b); S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
F4Words substituted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 140(1), Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 85(a)
F5Words inserted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 140(1), Sch. 17 Pt. I para. 85(b)
F6Words in s. 19(5) substituted (1.12.2017) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), s. 104(3), sch. 1 para. 36(c); S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.
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