# Housing Act 1996, Section 101: Mandatory possession for non-payment of rent: reduction in arrears required.


In Part I of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988 (grounds on which court must order possession) in Ground 8 (rent unpaid for certain periods)—
(a) in paragraph (a) (rent payable weekly or fortnightly) for “thirteen weeks”’ there shall be substituted “ eight weeks ”’, and
(b) in paragraph (b) (rent payable monthly) for “three months”’ there shall be substituted “ two months ”’.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/52/section/101 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/section-101
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