Part V Conduct of tenants

Chapter II Repossession, &c.: Secure and Assured Tenancies

Secure tenancies

C1144 Extension of ground of nuisance or annoyance to neighbours, &c.

For Ground 2 in Schedule 2 to the M1Housing Act 1985 (nuisance or annoyance to neighbours, &c.) substitute—

Ground 2

The tenant or a person residing in or visiting the dwelling-house—

a

has been guilty of conduct causing or likely to cause a nuisance or annoyance to a person residing, visiting or otherwise engaging in a lawful activity in the locality, or

b

has been convicted of—

i

using the dwelling-house or allowing it to be used for immoral or illegal purposes, or

ii

an arrestable offence committed in, or in the locality of, the dwelling-house.