# Housing Act 1980, Paragraph 61


The Protection from Eviction Act 1977 shall apply, where a person has been let into possession of a dwelling-house under the terms of a rental purchase agreement (within the meaning of section 88 of this Act) as if—
(a) the dwelling-house had been let to him as a dwelling under a tenancy which is not a statutorily protected tenancy (within the meaning of section 3 of that Act); and
(b) that tenancy had come to an end on the termination of the agreement or of his right to possession under it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/51/schedule/25/paragraph/61 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1980/schedule-25/paragraph-61
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