# Housing Act 1996, Section 126: Licences.


(1) The provisions of this Chapter apply in relation to a licence to occupy a dwelling-house (whether or not granted for a consideration) as they apply in relation to a tenancy.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a licence granted as a temporary expedient to a person who entered the dwelling-house or any other land as a trespasser (whether or not, before the grant of that licence, another licence to occupy that or another dwelling-house had been granted to him).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/52/section/126 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/section-126
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