SCHEDULE 2EXCEPTIONS TO SECTION 7
PART 5TENANCIES AND LICENCES TO WHICH SPECIAL RULES APPLY: SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION
Meaning of relevant period where there are previous contracts
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1
This paragraph applies in relation to a tenancy or licence mentioned in paragraph 13(1) (“the current tenancy or licence”) if—
a
the tenant or licensee was previously entitled to occupy supported accommodation under one or more relevant previous contracts, and
b
the current tenancy or licence is the immediate successor of a relevant previous contract.
2
A relevant previous contract is a tenancy or licence which relates to supported accommodation and to—
a
the dwelling to which the current tenancy or licence relates (“the current dwelling”);
b
if the current dwelling forms part only of a building, another dwelling which is in—
i
that building, or
ii
if that building is one of a number of buildings managed as a single entity, any of those buildings.
3
If there is a sole tenant or licensee and one relevant previous contract, the relevant period is—
a
the period of six months starting with the start date of the relevant previous contract, or
b
if the relevant period has been extended under paragraph 15, the period set out in the notice of extension.
4
If there is a sole tenant or licensee and two or more relevant previous contracts running in immediate succession, the relevant period is—
a
the period of six months starting with the start date of the first of those contracts, or
b
if the relevant period has been extended under paragraph 15, the period set out in the notice of extension.
5
If there are joint tenants or licensees, the relevant period is—
a
the period of six months starting with the date determined by—
i
identifying, in relation to each joint tenant or licensee, the date on which the relevant period would start under sub-paragraph (3)(a) or (4)(a) if he or she were the sole tenant or licensee, and
ii
taking the earliest of those dates, or
b
if the relevant period has been extended under paragraph 15, the period set out in the notice of extension.
6
A tenancy or licence (“contract 2”) is the immediate successor of another tenancy or licence (“contract 1”) if contract 1 ends immediately before the start date of contract 2.