SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11Possession orders relating to certain tenancies

Part 1Amendments to the Housing Acts of 1985, 1988 and 1996

Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)

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1

Section 82 (security of tenure: date on which secure tenancy comes to an end as a result of a possession order etc.) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) for “by obtaining an order” substitute “ as ”.

3

For subsections (1A) and (2) substitute—

1A

The tenancy may be brought to an end by the landlord—

a

obtaining—

i

an order of the court for the possession of the dwelling-house, and

ii

the execution of the order,

b

obtaining an order under subsection (3), or

c

obtaining a demotion order under section 82A.

2

In the case mentioned in subsection (1A)(a), the tenancy ends when the order is executed.