Paragraph 96 Housing Act 1996

Section 124 (introductory tenancies) is amended as follows.

In subsection (2) for paragraph (b) substitute—

“(b)

a tenant under a relevant assured tenancy, other than an assured shorthold tenancy, of the same or another dwelling-house.”.

After subsection (2) insert—

“(2A)

In subsection (2)(b) “relevant assured tenancy” means—

(a)

an assured tenancy in respect of social housing under which the landlord is a private registered provider of social housing, or

(b)

an assured tenancy under which the landlord is a registered social landlord;

and for these purposes “social housing” has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008.”.