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Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016

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225Non-occupation: exclusion by landlord
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(1)If the landlord under an occupation contract believes that a joint contract-holder who is required to occupy the dwelling (“J”)—

(a)does not occupy the dwelling, and

(b)does not intend to occupy it,

the landlord may end J’s rights and obligations in accordance with this section.

(2)A joint contract-holder is required to occupy the dwelling if it is a term of the contract (however expressed) that he or she must occupy the dwelling as his or her only or principal home.

(3)The landlord must give J notice—

(a)stating that the landlord believes that J does not occupy, and does not intend to occupy, the dwelling,

(b)requiring J to inform the landlord in writing before the end of the warning period if J occupies or intends to occupy the dwelling, and

(c)informing J of the landlord’s intention to end J’s rights and obligations under the contract if at the end of the warning period the landlord is satisfied that J does not occupy, and does not intend to occupy, the dwelling.

(4)The warning period is the period of four weeks starting with the day on which a notice under subsection (3) is given to J.

(5)During the warning period the landlord must make such inquiries as are necessary to satisfy the landlord that J does not occupy the dwelling and does not intend to occupy it.

(6)At the end of the warning period the landlord may, if satisfied as described in subsection (5), end J’s rights and obligations under the contract by giving him or her a notice.

(7)J ceases to be a party to the contract at the end of the period of eight weeks starting with the day on which he or she is given notice under subsection (6).

(8)The landlord must give a copy of a notice under subsection (3) and (if one was given to J) a copy of a notice under subsection (6) to each of the other joint contract-holders.

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