# Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, Part 2: PERIODIC STANDARD CONTRACTS


TABLE 4
FUNDAMENTAL PROVISION
NATURE OF PROVISION
NOTES
Section 31
Landlord (“L”) must provide contract-holder (“C-H”) with written statement of occupation contract
Sections 39 and 40
L must provide C-H with L's name and address and other information
Section 41
Notices and documents must be in writing
Sections 43 and 45
Payment of deposits etc. and requirement that L uses authorised deposit scheme
Section 45 must be incorporated without modification.
Section 49
C-H may, with L's consent, add joint C-H
Section 52
Rights of joint C-H where another joint C-H dies or otherwise leaves contract
Must be incorporated without modification.
Section 54
L must not interfere with C-H's right to occupy the dwelling
Section 54A
L must not interfere with C-H’s right to have persons under 18 visit or live at the dwelling
Section 54B
L must not prohibit C-H from claiming welfare benefits
Section 55
Anti-social behaviour and other prohibited conduct
Must be incorporated without modification.
Section 57
C-H may only deal with the occupation contract in limited ways
Section 88
C-H may set off compensation L is liable to pay under section 87 against C-H's rent
Sections 91 to 93 and 95 to 99
L's obligations to keep dwelling in good state of repair etc.
Sections 122 to 128
When and how contract may be varied
Sections 122(1)(b) and (2) and 127 must be incorporated without modification. Section 123 applies only to contracts under which rent is payable and which are not housing association tenancies (as to which, see section 93 of the Rent Act 1977 (c. 42)), and section 124 applies only to contracts under which consideration other than rent is payable. ...
Section 130
Withdrawal of joint C-H
Section 145
L's right to temporarily exclude C-H from supported accommodation
Applies only to supported standard contracts (see section 143).
Sections 148 to 150
General provision about termination of contract
Sections 148 and 149 must be incorporated without modification.
Section 151
Further provision about notices requiring contract-holder to give up possession
Applies only to introductory standard contracts and prohibited conduct standard contracts.
Sections 152 to 155
Termination without possession claim
Section 155 (death of C-H) must be incorporated without modification.
Sections 157 to 159
Termination by L on ground of breach of contract
Section 158 (false statement inducing L to make contract) must be incorporated without modification.
Sections 160 and 161 and Part 1 of Schedule 8
Termination by L on an estate management ground
Sections 168 to 172
Termination by notice given by C-H
Sections 173 to 175 and 177 to 180, and Part 1 of Schedule 9A
Termination by notice given by L
If section 173 is not incorporated, sections 174 to 177A and Schedule 9A do not apply; but if a contract incorporates section 173, Part 1 of Schedule 9A must be incorporated without modification. Section 174A applies instead of section 174 to a contract that is within Schedule 8A, and section 175 does not apply to a contract that is within Schedule 9 (even if section 173 is incorporated).
Sections 181 and 182
Termination by L on serious rent arrears ground
In section 182, subsection (2) is not applicable to introductory standard contracts and prohibited conduct standard contracts, and subsection (3) is applicable only to such contracts.
Section 183
Possession claims where contract has arisen at end of a fixed term standard contract
Only applies to a contract that has arisen at end of a fixed term standard contract (see section 184(2)).
Section 206
Effect of order for possession
Section 231
Termination of contract which has joint C-Hs
Paragraph 7 of Schedule 4
Variation of secure contract addressed in written statement of introductory standard contract
Only applies to introductory standard contracts where the written statement addresses the secure contract that may arise at the end of the introductory period, in accordance with paragraph 6(2) of Schedule 4.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/1/schedule/1/part/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-wales-act-2016/schedule-1/part-2
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