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Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978

1978/1050 · Made 25 July 1978 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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[25th July 1978]

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Textual amendments

F1

functions transf. by SR 1999/481

Contents

  1. Part I: INTRODUCTORY
  2. 1Title and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. IIPROTECTED AND STATUTORY TENANCIES
  5. 3Protected tenancies
  6. 4Statutory tenants and tenancies
  7. 5Application to new tenancies Repealed
  8. 7Restricted and regulated tenancies Repealed
  9. 8Restricted and regulated rent certificates Repealed
  10. 9Conversion of restricted tenancies Repealed
  11. 10Ancillary provisions as to applications under Articles 8 and 9 Repealed
  12. 11Appeal to county court Repealed
  13. 12Premises with a business use
  14. Part III: SECURITY OF TENURE
  15. Limitations on recovery of possession of dwelling-houses let on protected tenancies or subject to statutory tenancies
  16. 13Grounds for possession of certain dwelling-houses
  17. 14Extended discretion of court in claims for possession of certain dwelling-houses
  18. Protected and statutory tenancies
  19. 15Terms and conditions of statutory tenancies
  20. 16Payments demanded by protected or statutory tenants as a condition of giving up possession
  21. Changes of statutory tenants
  22. 17Change of statutory tenant by agreement Repealed
  23. 18No pecuniary consideration to be required on change of tenant under Article 17 Repealed
  24. Miscellaneous
  25. 19Determination of sub-tenancies
  26. 20Compensation for misrepresentation or concealment
  27. Part IV: RENTS UNDER REGULATED TENANCIES
  28. Rent limit under regulated tenancies
  29. 21Limit of rent under regulated tenancies Repealed
  30. 22Ancillary provisions as to notices of increase Repealed
  31. Enforcement
  32. 23Recovery from landlord of sums paid in excess of recoverable rent, etc. Repealed
  33. Interpretation
  34. 24Interpretation of Part IV Repealed
  35. Part V: REGISTRATION AND DETERMINATION OF RENTS
  36. 25Register of rents Repealed
  37. 25AAmounts attributable to services Repealed
  38. 25BRemoval of tenancies from the register Repealed
  39. 26Application for registration of rent Repealed
  40. 27Applications to rent assessment committee Repealed
  41. 28Rent assessment committees: constitution, etc. Repealed
  42. 29Recoupment of rates, etc. from tenants Repealed
  43. 30Effect of registration of rent Repealed
  44. 31Application for determination of appropriate rent following change in condition of dwelling-houses, etc. Repealed
  45. 32Applications for determination of future rent Repealed
  46. 33Review of registered rents Repealed
  47. 34Collection of information about certain tenancies Repealed
  48. 35Offences under Part V Repealed
  49. Part VI: RENTS UNDER RESTRICTED TENANCIES
  50. 36Rents of restricted tenancies Repealed
  51. 37Recovery from landlord of sums paid in excess of recoverable rent, etc. Repealed
  52. Part VII: RENT BOOKS AND RIGHTS AND REPAIRING OBLIGATIONS UNDER REGULATED TENANCIES
  53. 38Rent books for private tenancies Repealed
  54. 39Offences under Article 38 Repealed
  55. 40Provisions applied to regulated tenancies Repealed
  56. 41Landlord's duties to repair, etc. under regulated tenancy Repealed
  57. 42Care of premises by tenant under regulated tenancy Repealed
  58. 43Landlord's obligations under regulated tenancy of parts of building Repealed
  59. 44General qualifications on landlord's duties Repealed
  60. 45Standard of repair and knowledge of disrepair Repealed
  61. 46Certificates of disrepair Repealed
  62. 47Appeals in relation to certificates of disrepair Repealed
  63. 48Enforcement, etc. of certificates of disrepair Repealed
  64. Part VIII: PREMIUMS, ETC.
  65. 49Prohibition of premiums and loans on renewal , etc. of protected tenancies
  66. 50Prohibition of premiums and loans on assignment of protected tenancies Repealed
  67. 51Excessive price for furniture to be treated as premium
  68. 52Recovery of premiums and loans unlawfully required or received
  69. 53Interpretation of Part VIII
  70. Part IX: PROTECTION AGAINST HARASSMENT AND EVICTION WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF LAW
  71. 54Unlawful eviction and harassment of occupier
  72. 55Restriction on re-entry without due process of law
  73. 56Prohibition of eviction without due process of law
  74. 57Savings (Part IX)
  75. 58Interpretation of Part IX
  76. Part
  77. Part XI: MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL
  78. 62Length of notice to quit under tenancies of dwelling-houses Repealed
  79. 63Inspection and entry of certain premises Repealed
  80. 64Tenant sharing accommodation with persons other than landlord
  81. 65Certain sub-lettings not to exclude any part of sub-lessor's premises from Order
  82. 66Overholding
  83. 67Adjustment for differences in lengths of rental periods
  84. 68Appropriate district councils Repealed
  85. 69County court jurisdiction
  86. 70Prosecution of offences
  87. 71Net annual value
  88. 72Information Repealed
  89. 73Service of notices on landlord's agents
  90. 73AMethod of serving certain documents
  91. 74Regulations
  92. 75Application to Crown property
  93. 76Prohibition of agreements excluding Order
  94. 77Amendments, savings and repeals
  95. Schedule 1: STATUTORY TENANTS BY SUCCESSION
  96. 1Paragraph 1
  97. 2Paragraph 2
  98. Paragraph
  99. 4Paragraph 4
  100. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  101. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  102. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  103. Paragraph
  104. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  105. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  106. 11Paragraph 11 Repealed
  107. Schedule Schedule
  108. Schedule Schedule
  109. Schedule 4: GROUNDS FOR POSSESSION OF DWELLING-HOUSES LET ON OR SUBJECT TO PROTECTED OR STATUTORY TENANCIES
  110. Part I: CASES IN WHICH COURT MAY ORDER POSSESSION
  111. Case 1
  112. Paragraph
  113. Paragraph
  114. Case 2
  115. Paragraph
  116. Case 3
  117. Paragraph
  118. Case 4
  119. Paragraph
  120. Case 5
  121. Paragraph
  122. Case 6
  123. Paragraph
  124. Case 7
  125. Paragraph
  126. Case 8
  127. Paragraph
  128. Case 9
  129. Paragraph
  130. Case 10
  131. Paragraph
  132. Part II: CASES IN WHICH COURT MUST ORDER POSSESSION
  133. Case 11
  134. Paragraph
  135. Case 12
  136. Paragraph
  137. Case 13
  138. Paragraph
  139. Case 14
  140. Paragraph
  141. Case 15
  142. Paragraph
  143. Case 16
  144. Paragraph
  145. Case 17
  146. Paragraph
  147. Case 18
  148. Paragraph
  149. Paragraph
  150. Part III: PROVISION APPLICABLE TO CASE 8
  151. Paragraph
  152. Part IV: SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE ACCOMMODATION
  153. 1Paragraph 1
  154. 2Paragraph 2
  155. 3Paragraph 3
  156. 4Paragraph 4
  157. 5Paragraph 5
  158. Part V: Provisions applying to Cases 11, 12 and 18
  159. 1Paragraph 1
  160. Paragraph
  161. Paragraph
  162. Paragraph
  163. 2Paragraph 2
  164. Schedule 5
  165. 1Paragraph 1
  166. 2Paragraph 2
  167. 3Paragraph 3
  168. 4Paragraph 4
  169. 5Paragraph 5
  170. 6Paragraph 6
  171. 7Paragraph 7
  172. 8Paragraph 8
  173. Schedule 6
  174. 1Paragraph 1
  175. 2Paragraph 2
  176. 3Paragraph 3
  177. 4Paragraph 4
  178. Schedule 7
  179. 1Paragraph 1
  180. 2Paragraph 2
  181. 3Paragraph 3
  182. 4Paragraph 4
  183. 5Paragraph 5
  184. 6Paragraph 6
  185. Schedule Schedule
  186. Schedule 9: SAVINGS
  187. 1Paragraph 1
  188. 2Paragraph 2
  189. 3Paragraph 3
  190. 4Paragraph 4
  191. Schedule Schedule