Landlord and Tenant Act 198715

1

The Landlord and Tenant Act 198768 is amended as follows.

2

In section 369 (qualifying tenants)—

a

in subsection (1)—

i

at the end of paragraph (c), for “or”, substitute “;”;

ii

at the end of paragraph (d), for the full stop, substitute a semi-colon;

iii

after paragraph (d), insert—

e

an occupation contract that immediately before the appointed day was an assured agricultural occupancy within the meaning of Part 1 of the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50); or

f

a tenancy—

i

which is a secure contract, and

ii

in relation to which, the landlord is not a local authority.

b

after subsection (4), insert—

5

In this section, the following terms have the same meaning as in the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1)—

  • “appointed day” (see section 242 of that Act);

  • “secure contract” (see section 8 of that Act).

3

In section 4670 (application of Part 6, etc), after subsection (1), insert—

1A

But this Part does not apply if the dwelling is in Wales and is subject to an occupation contract (see section 7 of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 1)).