Part V Conduct of tenants
F1Chapter 1A
General provisions
Duration of demoted tenancy
143BDuration of demoted tenancy
(1)
A demoted tenancy becomes a secure tenancy at the end of the period of one year (the demotion period) starting with the day the demotion order takes effect; but this is subject to subsections (2) to (5).
(2)
A tenancy ceases to be a demoted tenancy if any of the following paragraphs applies—
(a)
either of the first or second conditions in section 143A ceases to be satisfied;
(b)
the demotion order is quashed;
(c)
the tenant dies and no one is entitled to succeed to the tenancy.
(3)
If at any time before the end of the demotion period the landlord serves a notice of proceedings for possession of the dwelling-house subsection (4) applies.
(4)
The tenancy continues as a demoted tenancy until the end of the demotion period or (if later) until any of the following occurs—
(a)
the notice of proceedings is withdrawn by the landlord;
(b)
the proceedings are determined in favour of the tenant;
(c)
the period of 6 months beginning with the date on which the notice is served ends and no proceedings for possession have been brought.
(5)
A tenancy does not come to an end merely because it ceases to be a demoted tenancy.