PART 3PROVISIONS APPLYING TO ALL OCCUPATION CONTRACTS
CHAPTER 8DEALING
Succession
I181Effect of substitute succession
1
A person who succeeds to an occupation contract under section 80(3) becomes the contract-holder on the relevant date.
2
A person who succeeds (or persons who succeed) to an occupation contract under sections 80(4) and 78(4) becomes a contract-holder (or become contract-holders) under the contract on the later of—
a
the relevant date, and
b
the day agreement is reached or the landlord makes a selection.
3
A person who succeeds (or persons who succeed) to an occupation contract after an appeal under section 78(6) against the landlord's selection becomes a contract-holder (or become contract-holders) on the later of—
a
the relevant date, and
b
the day on which the appeal is finally determined.
4
The relevant date is the day on which, but for section 80(2), the contract would have ended.
5
During the period beginning with the relevant date and ending with a person (or persons) becoming the contract-holder under subsection (2) or (3), the relevant successors—
a
are not to be treated as trespassers in relation to the dwelling, and
b
for the purposes of any liability under the contract are to be treated as if they were joint contract-holders under the contract.
6
“The relevant successors” are the persons who—
a
are qualified to succeed the contract-holder who died (and as a result of whose death the succession under section 78(2)) occurred), and
b
are living in the dwelling.