Part 2

Licensing of houses in multiple occupation

Enforcement

Other consequences of operating unlicensed HMOs: restriction on terminating tenancies (Wales)
75A
1
No section 173 notice, no section 186 notice, no paragraph 25B of Schedule 12 notice and no section 194 notice may be given in relation to a standard contract of a part of an unlicensed HMO as long as it remains such an HMO.
2
In this section—
- “
2016 Act
” means the Renting Homes (Wales) Act
2016 (anaw 1)
;
- “
paragraph 25B of Schedule 12 notice
” means a notice under paragraph 25B of Schedule 12 to the 2016 Act (termination of contract by landlord);
- “
section 173 notice
” means a notice under section 173 of the 2016 Act (landlord’s notice);
- “
section 186 notice
” means a notice under section 186 of the 2016 Act (landlord’s notice in connection with end of term of contract within Schedule 9B);
- “
section 194 notice
” means a notice under section 194 of the 2016 Act (landlord’s break clause);
- “
standard contract
” has the same meaning as in the 2016 Act (see section 8 of the 2016 Act);
- “
unlicensed HMO
” has the same meaning as in section 73 of this Act.
Pt. 2 modified (E.) (1.10.2007) by The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Certain Blocks of Flats) (Modifications to the Housing Act 2004 and Transitional Provisions for section 257 HMOs) (England) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1904), regs. 2-10
Pt. 2 modified (W.) (5.12.2007) by The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Certain Blocks of Flats) (Modifications to the Housing Act 2004 and Transitional Provisions for section 257 HMOs) (Wales) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3231), regs. 2-10
S. 75A inserted (1.12.2022) by The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1166), regs. 1(1), 28(4) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2022/1172, regs. 9, 19)