# Housing Act 1988, Paragraph 2


Where no such certificate as is mentioned in paragraph I above is produced to the court, accommodation shall be deemed to be suitable for the purposes of Ground 9 above if it consists of either—
(a) premises which are to be let as a separate dwelling such that they will then be let on an assured tenancy, other than—
(i) a tenancy in respect of which notice is given not later than the beginning of the tenancy that possession might be recovered on any of Grounds 1 to 5 above, or
(ii) an assured shorthold tenancy, within the meaning of Chapter II of Part I of this Act, or
(b) premises to be let as a separate dwelling on terms which will, in the opinion of the court, afford to the tenant security of tenure reasonably equivalent to the security afforded by Chapter I of Part I of this Act in the case of an assured tenancy of a kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) above,
and, in the opinion of the court, the accommodation fulfils the relevant conditions as defined in paragraph 3 below.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/50/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1988/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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