# Housing Act 1985, Paragraph 7

Extent: E+W

(1) The landlord condition is, subject to paragraphs 7A and 7B and and to any order under paragraph 8, that the interest of the landlord belonged to, or to a predecessor of—
a local authority,
a development corporation,
a housing action trust
the Development Board for Rural Wales,
an urban development corporation,
a Mayoral development corporation,
the Commission for the New Towns,
the Regulator of Social Housing or Housing for Wales,
a a non-profit registered provider of social housing which is not a co-operative housing association, registered social landlord which is not a co-operative housing association,
the Secretary of State where that interest belonged to him as the result of the exercise by him of functions under Part III of the Housing Associations Act 1985.
. . .
or to, or to a predecessor of, an authority or other body falling within sub-paragraph (2) or (3) (corresponding authorities and bodies in Scotland and Northern Ireland),
(2) The corresponding authorities and bodies in Scotland are—
a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 ,
a joint board or joint committee of such a council,
the common good of such a council or a trust under its control,
a development corporation established by an order made or having effect as if made under the New Towns (Scotland) Act 1968,
the Scottish Special Housing Association
Scottish Homes,
a housing association which falls within section 61(2)(a)(vi) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 but is not a registered society within the meaning of section 45 of that Act, and
. . .
(3) The corresponding authorities and bodies in Northern Ireland are—
a district council within the meaning of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972,
the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, and
a registered housing association within the meaning of Chapter II of Part II of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/schedule/4/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/schedule-4/paragraph-7
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