{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/section-83A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/section-83A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/68",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985",
  "path": "section/83A",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "83A",
  "heading": "Additional requirements in relation to certain proceedings for possession.",
  "text": "(1) Where a notice under section 83 has been served on a tenant containing the information mentioned in subsection (3)(a) of that section, the court shall not entertain proceedings for the possession of the dwelling-house unless they are begun at a time when the notice is still in force.\n(2) Where—\n(a) a notice under section 83 or 83ZA has been served on a tenant, and\n(b) a date after which proceedings may be begun has been specified in the notice in accordance with section 83(4)(a) or section 83ZA(9)(a),\nthe court shall not entertain proceedings for the possession of the dwelling-house unless they are begun after the date so specified and at a time when the notice is still in force.\n(3) Where—\n(a) the ground or one of the grounds specified in a notice under section 83 or 83ZA is Ground 2A in Schedule 2 (domestic violence), and\n(b) the partner who has left the dwelling-house as mentioned in that ground is not a tenant of the dwelling-house,\nthe court shall not entertain proceedings for the possession of the dwelling-house unless it is satisfied that the landlord has served a copy of the notice on the partner who has left or has taken all reasonable steps to serve a copy of the notice on that partner.\nThis subsection has effect subject to subsection (5).\n(4) Where—\n(a) Ground 2A in Schedule 2 is added to a notice under section 83 or 83ZA with the leave of the court after proceedings for possession are begun, and\n(b) the partner who has left the dwelling-house as mentioned in that ground is not a party to the proceedings,\nthe court shall not continue to entertain the proceedings unless it is satisfied that the landlord has served a notice under subsection (6) on the partner who has left or has taken all reasonable steps to serve such a notice on that partner.\nThis subsection has effect subject to subsection (5).\n(5) Where subsection (3) or (4) applies and Ground 2 in Schedule 2 (nuisance or other anti-social behaviour) is also specified in a notice under section 83 or a notice is served under section 83ZA, the court may dispense with the requirements as to service in relation to the partner who has left the dwelling-house if it considers it just and equitable to do so.\n(6) A notice under this subsection shall—\n(a) state that proceedings for the possession of the dwelling-house have begun,\n(b) specify the ground or grounds on which possession is being sought, and\n(c) give particulars of the ground or grounds.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 83, 83A substituted for s. 83 (1.10.1996 for specified purposes and 4.2.1997 otherwise) by 1996 c. 52, s. 147(1); S.I. 1996/2402, art. 4; S.I. 1997/66, art. 2 (subject to savings in Sch.)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 83A(2)(a) inserted (20.10.2014 for E., 21.10.2014 for W.) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1)(2)(c)(3)(c), Sch. 11 para. 8(2) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/2590, art. 2(h); S.I. 2014/2830, art. 2(g)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 83A(2)(b) substituted (20.10.2014 for E., 21.10.2014 for W.) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1)(2)(c)(3)(c), Sch. 11 para. 8(3) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/2590, art. 2(h); S.I. 2014/2830, art. 2(g)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in s. 83A(3)(a) inserted (20.10.2014 for E., 21.10.2014 for W.) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1)(2)(c)(3)(c), Sch. 11 para. 8(4) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/2590, art. 2(h); S.I. 2014/2830, art. 2(g)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 83A(4)(a) inserted (20.10.2014 for E., 21.10.2014 for W.) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1)(2)(c)(3)(c), Sch. 11 para. 8(5) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/2590, art. 2(h); S.I. 2014/2830, art. 2(g)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 83A(5) substituted (20.10.2014 for E., 21.10.2014 for W.) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1)(2)(c)(3)(c), Sch. 11 para. 8(6)(a) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/2590, art. 2(h); S.I. 2014/2830, art. 2(g)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in s. 83A(5) inserted (20.10.2014 for E., 21.10.2014 for W.) by Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (c. 12), s. 185(1)(2)(c)(3)(c), Sch. 11 para. 8(6)(b) (with ss. 21, 33, 42, 58, 75, 93); S.I. 2014/2590, art. 2(h); S.I. 2014/2830, art. 2(g)(iii)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/section/83A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:59:47.243826+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}