Part V Conduct of tenants

F1Chapter 1A

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)
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Pt. 5 Ch. 1A inserted (30.6.2004 for E., 30.9.2004 for W. for specified purposes, 30.4.2005 for W. so far as not already in force) by Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003 (c. 38), s. 93, Sch. 1 para. 1; S.I. 2004/1502, art. 2(a)(iii); S.I. 2004/2557, art. 2(a)(ii); S.I. 2005/1225, art. 2(b)

General provisions

Demoted tenancies F3: England

143ADemoted tenancies

1

This section applies to a periodic tenancy of a dwelling-house F2in England if each of the following conditions is satisfied.

2

The first condition is that the landlord is either a local housing authority or a housing action trust.

3

The second condition is that the tenant condition in section 81 of the Housing Act 1985 is satisfied.

4

The third condition is that the tenancy is created by virtue of a demotion order under section 82A of that Act.

5

In this Chapter—

a

a tenancy to which this section applies is referred to as a demoted tenancy;

b

references to demoted tenants must be construed accordingly.