PART 5Termination
CHAPTER 3Termination at landlord’s instigation
Eviction order
51First-tier Tribunal’s power to issue an eviction order
1
The First-tier Tribunal is to issue an eviction order against the tenant under a private residential tenancy if, on an application by the landlord, it finds that one of the eviction grounds named in schedule 3 applies.
2
The provisions of schedule 3 stating the circumstances in which the Tribunal may or must find that an eviction ground applies are exhaustive of the circumstances in which the Tribunal is entitled to find that the ground in question applies.
3
The Tribunal must state in an eviction order the eviction ground, or grounds, on the basis of which it is issuing the order.
4
An eviction order brings a tenancy which is a private residential tenancy to an end on the day specified by the Tribunal in the order.
52Applications for eviction orders and consideration of them
1
In a case where two or more persons jointly are the landlord under a tenancy, an application for an eviction order may be made by any one of those persons.
2
The Tribunal is not to entertain an application for an eviction order if it is made in breach of—
a
subsection (3), or
b
any of sections 54 to 56 (but see subsection (4)).
3
An application for an eviction order against a tenant must be accompanied by a copy of a notice to leave which has been given to the tenant.
4
Despite subsection (2)(b), the Tribunal may entertain an application made in breach of section 54 if the Tribunal considers that it is reasonable to do so.
5
The Tribunal may not consider whether an eviction ground applies unless it is a ground which—
a
is stated in the notice to leave accompanying the landlord’s application in accordance with subsection (3), or
b
has been included with the Tribunal’s permission in the landlord’s application as a stated basis on which an eviction order is sought.
53First-tier Tribunal’s power to disapply protection for sub-tenants
1
This section applies in a case where a sub-tenant would become a tenant by virtue of section 46(2) were the First-tier Tribunal to issue an eviction order against the sub-tenant’s landlord.
2
If the First-tier Tribunal considers it is reasonable to do so, it may state in an eviction order that section 46(2) is not to apply when the tenancy of the sub-tenant’s landlord is brought to an end by the order.
3
The First-tier Tribunal may not include in an eviction order the statement mentioned in subsection (2) unless it has afforded the sub-tenant an opportunity to make representations.