Grounds for possessionE+W
101 Mandatory possession for non-payment of rent: reduction in arrears required.E+W
In Part I of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988 (grounds on which court must order possession) in Ground 8 (rent unpaid for certain periods)—
(a)in paragraph (a) (rent payable weekly or fortnightly) for “thirteen weeks”’ there shall be substituted “ eight weeks ”’, and
(b)in paragraph (b) (rent payable monthly) for “three months”’ there shall be substituted “ two months ”’.
Commencement Information
I1S. 101 wholly in force at 28.2.1997 by S.I. 1997/225, art. 2 (subject to savings in the Sch. to that S.I.)
102 Recovery of possession where grant induced by false statement.E+W
In Part II of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988 (grounds on which court may order possession) there shall be inserted at the end—
“ Ground 17The tenant is the person, or one of the persons, to whom the tenancy was granted and the landlord was induced to grant the tenancy by a false statement made knowingly or recklessly by—
(a)the tenant, or
(b)a person acting at the tenant’s instigation.”
Commencement Information
I2S. 102 wholly in force at 28.2.1997 by S.I. 1997/225, art. 2 (subject to savings in the Sch. to that S.I.)