Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

Application to court to end probation periodE+W

7(1)The contract-holder under an occupation contract which is a periodic standard contract because of an order under section 116 may apply to the court for an order ending the probation period before the time at which it would end under paragraph 3(1).E+W

(2)The application may be made at any time after the end of the period of six months starting with the occupation date of the contract (see section 116(2)(b)).

(3)The court may end the probation period only if it is satisfied that—

(a)it is no longer necessary for the contract-holder to occupy under a periodic standard contract, or

(b)the landlord has not made an appropriate programme of social support available to the contract-holder and it is unlikely that such support will be made available.

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 7 para. 7 in force at 1.12.2022 by S.I. 2022/906, art. 2