F1PART 55POSSESSION CLAIMS
Interpretation55.1
In this Part—
a
“a possession claim” means a claim for the recovery of possession of land (including buildings or parts of buildings);
b
“a possession claim against trespassers” means a claim for the recovery of land which the claimant alleges is occupied only by a person or persons who entered or remained on the land without the consent of a person entitled to possession of that land but does not include a claim against a tenant or sub-tenant whether his tenancy has been terminated or not;
c
“mortgage” includes a legal or equitable mortgage and a legal or equitable charge and “mortgagee” is to be interpreted accordingly; F3...
F2d
“the 1985 Act” means the Housing Act 1985;
e
“the 1988 Act” means the Housing Act 1988;
f
“a demotion claim” means a claim made by a landlord for an order under section 82A of the 1985 Act or section 6A of the 1988 Act (“a demotion order”); F5...
g
“a demoted tenancy” means a tenancy created by virtue of a demotion orderF4; and
h
“a suspension claim” means a claim made by a landlord for an order under section 121A of the 1985 Act.
Pt. 55 inserted (15.10.2001) by The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2001 (S.I. 2001/256), rule 1(d), Sch. 1 (with rule 31)