PART 3

PROVISIONS APPLYING TO ALL OCCUPATION CONTRACTS
CHAPTER 6

RIGHT TO OCCUPY WITHOUT INTERFERENCE

Right to occupy without interference from landlord
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1
The landlord under an occupation contract may not, by any act or omission, interfere with the contract-holder's right to occupy the dwelling.
2
The landlord does not interfere with the contract-holder's right to occupy the dwelling by reasonably exercising the landlord's rights under the contract.
3
The landlord does not interfere with the contract-holder's right to occupy the dwelling because of a failure to comply with repairing obligations (within the meaning of section 100(2)).
4
The landlord is to be treated as having interfered with the contract-holder's right if a person who—
a
acts on behalf of the landlord, or
b
has an interest in the dwelling, or part of it, that is superior to the landlord's interest,
interferes with the contract-holder's right by any lawful act or omission.
5
This section is a fundamental provision which is incorporated as a term of all occupation contracts.
S. 54 in force at 1.12.2022 by S.I. 2022/906, art. 2