Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 11 E+W Possession orders relating to certain tenancies

Valid from 20/05/2009

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

Housing Act 1988 (c. 50) E+W

8 (1) Section 9 (extended discretion of court in possession claims) is amended as follows. E+W

(2) In subsection (3) omit the words from “or payments” to “profits)”.

(3) For subsection (4) substitute—

“(4) The court may discharge or rescind any such order as is referred to in subsection (2) if it thinks it appropriate to do so having had regard to—

(a) any conditions imposed under subsection (3), and

(b) the conduct of the tenant in connection with those conditions.”

(4) Omit subsections (5) and (5A).