# Housing Act 1985, Section 63: Interim duty to accommodate in case of apparent priority need.

Extent: E+W

(1) If the local housing authority have reason to believe that an applicant may be homeless and have a priority need, they shall secure that accommodation is made available for his occupation pending a decision as a result of their inquiries under section 62.
(2) This duty arises irrespective of any local connection which the applicant may have with the district of another local housing authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/section/63 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/section-63
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