# Rent Act 1977, Paragraph


Where the dwelling-house was let under a protected shorthold tenancy (or is treated under section 55 of the Housing Act 1980 as having been so let) and—
(a) there either has been no grant of a further tenancy of the dwelling-house since the end of the protected shorthold tenancy or, if there was such a grant, it was to a person who immediately before the grant was in possession of the dwelling-house as a protected or statutory tenant; and
(b) the proceedings for possession were commenced after appropriate notice by the landlord to the tenant and not later than months after the expiry of the notice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/42/schedule/15/part/II/crossheading/case-19/paragraph/wrapper14n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rent-act-1977/schedule-15/part-II/crossheading-case-19/paragraph-wrapper14n1
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