# Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, Introduction: Introductory text

Extent: E+W

An Act to provide security of tenure for occupying tenants under certain leases of residential property at low rents and for occupying sub-tenants of tenants under such leases; to enable tenants occupying property for business, professional or certain other purposes to obtain new tenancies in certain cases; to amend and extend the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927, the Leasehold Property (Repairs) Act 1938, and section eighty-four of the Law of Property Act 1925; to confer jurisdiction on the County Court in certain disputes between landlords and tenants; to make provision for the termination of tenancies of derelict land; and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.
[30th July 1954]

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/2-3/56/introduction (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/landlord-and-tenant-act-1954/introduction
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