# Housing Act 2004, Section 98: Other consequences of operating unlicensed houses: restriction on terminating tenancies (England)

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(1) No section 21 notice may be given in relation to a shorthold tenancy of the whole or part of an unlicensed house so long as it remains such a house.
(2) In this section—
a “section 21 notice” means a notice under section 21(1)(b) or (4)(a) of the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50) (recovery of possession on termination of shorthold tenancy);
a “shorthold tenancy” means an assured shorthold tenancy within the meaning of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of that Act;
“unlicensed house” has the same meaning as in section 96 of this Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/34/section/98 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-2004/section-98
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