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17(1)Schedule 1 (tenancies which are not secure tenancies) is amended as follows.
(2)After paragraph 1 insert—
1ZAA tenancy of a dwelling-house in England cannot become a secure tenancy if—
(a)it was granted on or after the day on which paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Housing and Planning Act 2016 came fully into force,
(b)it was not a secure tenancy or an introductory tenancy at the time it was granted, and
(c)it is a periodic tenancy or a tenancy for a fixed term of less than 2 years or more than 5 years.”
(3)In paragraph 4ZA, after sub-paragraph (2) insert—
“(2A)A notice under sub-paragraph (2) that relates to a tenancy of a dwelling-house in England must—
(a)state that the tenancy is to become a secure tenancy for a fixed term of a length specified in the notice, and
(b)set out the other express terms of the tenancy.
(2B)The length of the term specified in a notice in accordance with sub-paragraph (2A) must not be—
(a)less than 2 years, or
(b)more than the permitted maximum length.
(2C)The permitted maximum length is 10 years, unless sub-paragraph (2D) applies.
(2D)If the landlord has been notified in writing that a child aged under 9 will live in the dwelling-house, the permitted maximum length is the period—
(a)beginning with the day on which the tenancy becomes a secure tenancy, and
(b)ending with the day on which the child will reach the age of 19.
(2E)In deciding what length to specify in a notice under sub-paragraph (2A)(a) the landlord must have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State.
(2F)Where a notice is given in accordance with sub-paragraph (2A) the length of the secure tenancy, and the other terms, are those set out in the notice.
(2G)Sub-paragraphs (2A) to (2F) do not apply to notices given before the day on which paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Housing and Planning Act 2016 comes fully into force.”
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