Houses in Multiple Occupation Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 No. 22

PART 2 N.I. Licensing of Houses in multiple occupation

Requirement for and issue of licences N.I.

Requirement for HMOs to be licensed N.I.

7—(1) Every house in multiple occupation (“HMO”) must be licensed under this Act (unless a temporary exemption notice under section 15 is in effect in respect of it).

(2) A licence under this Act (an “HMO licence”) is to be issued by the council for the district in which the HMO is situated.

(3) An HMO licence must specify—

(a) the HMO to which it relates,

(b) the council which issued it,

(c) the number of persons who are authorised by the licence to occupy the HMO as their only or main residence,

(d) the owner of the HMO,

(e) any managing agent of the HMO, and

(f) any conditions which the council has decided to include in the licence under section 14.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 7 in operation at 1.4.2019 by S.R. 2019/39, art. 2 (with art. 3)