# Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978, Paragraph


Where the dwelling-house was let under a protected shorthold tenancy (or is treated under Article 95 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1983 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 three months after the expiry of the notice.
A notice is appropriate for this Case if—
(i) it is in writing and states that proceedings for possession under this Case may be brought after its expiry; and
(ii) it expires not earlier than three months after it is served and, if at the time of service the tenancy is a periodic tenancy, not earlier than the date by which that periodic tenancy could be brought to an end by a notice to quit served by the landlord on the same day;
(iii) it is served—
(a) in the period of three months immediately preceding the date on which the protected shorthold tenancy comes to an end; or
(b) if that date has passed, in the period of three months immediately preceding any anniversary of that date; and
(iv) in a case where a previous notice has been served by the landlord on the tenant in respect of the dwelling-house, and that notice was an appropriate notice, it is served not earlier than three months after the expiry of the previous notice.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1978/1050/schedule/4/part/II/crossheading/case-17/paragraph/wrapper20n1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rent-northern-ireland-order-1978/schedule-4/part-II/crossheading-case-17/paragraph-wrapper20n1
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