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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-wales-act-2016/schedule-1/part-3",
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  "legislation": "anaw/2016/1",
  "legislation_title": "Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-wales-act-2016",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/3",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "FIXED TERM STANDARD CONTRACTS",
  "text": "TABLE 5\nFUNDAMENTAL PROVISION\nNATURE OF PROVISION\nNOTES\nSection 31\nLandlord (“L”) must provide contract-holder (“C-H”) with written statement of occupation contract\nSections 39 and 40\nL must provide C-H with L's name and address and other information\nSection 41\nNotices and documents must be in writing\nSections 43 and 45\nPayment of deposits etc. and requirement that L uses authorised deposit scheme\nSection 45 must be incorporated without modification.\nSection 49\nC-H may, with L's consent, add joint C-H\nSection 52\nRights of joint C-H where another joint C-H dies or otherwise leaves contract\nMust be incorporated without modification.\nSection 54\nL must not interfere with C-H's right to occupy the dwelling\nSection 54A\nL must not interfere with C-H’s right to have persons under 18 visit or live at the dwelling\nSection 54B\nL must not prohibit C-H from claiming welfare benefits\nSection 55\nAnti-social behaviour and other prohibited conduct\nMust be incorporated without modification.\nSection 57\nC-H may only deal with the occupation contract in limited ways\nSection 88\nC-H may set off compensation L is liable to pay under section 87 against C-H's rent\nSections 91 to 93 and 95 to 99\nL's obligations to keep dwelling in good state of repair etc.\nNot applicable to fixed term standard contracts made for a term of seven years or more.\nSections 134 to 136\nWhen and how contract may be varied\nSections 134(1)(b) and (2) and 135 must be incorporated without modification. Section 135(2)(k) applies only if contract has a contract-holder's break clause (see section 189).\nSection 145\nL's right to temporarily exclude C-H from supported accommodation\nOnly applies to supported standard contracts (see section 143).\nSections 148 to 150\nGeneral provision about termination of contract\nSections 148 and 149 must be incorporated without modification.\nSections 152 to 155\nTermination without possession claim\nSection 155 (death of C-H) must be incorporated without modification (but not into fixed term standard contracts that contain the provision mentioned in section 139(1)).\nSections 157 to 159\nTermination by L on ground of breach of contract\nSection 158 (false statement inducing L to make contract) must be incorporated without modification.\nSections 160 and 161 and Part 1 of Schedule 8\nTermination by L on an estate management ground\nSection 186\nTermination by notice given by L in connection with the end of the term of the contract\nOnly applies if contract is within Schedule 9B. If contract incorporates section 186, Part 1 of Schedule 9A must be incorporated without modification.\nSections 187 and 188\nTermination by L on serious rent arrears ground\nSections 190 to 193\nTermination by notice given by C-H under contract-holder's break clause\nOnly apply if contract has a contract-holder's break clause.\nSections 195, 195A and 196, and 198 to 201, and Part 1 of Schedule 9A\nTermination by notice given by L under landlord's break clause\nOnly apply if contract has a landlord's break clause; but if a contract has a landlord's break clause, Part 1 of Schedule 9A must be incorporated without modification. Section 195A applies instead of section 195 to a contract that is within Schedule 8A, and section 196 does not apply to a contract that is within Schedule 9.\nSection 206\nEffect of order for possession\nSection 231\nTermination of contract which has joint C-Hs",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 Table 5 inserted (1.6.2026) by Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (c. 26), ss. 46(8), 145(3) (with s. 138); W.S.I. 2026/6, art. 2(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 substituted (7.6.2021) by Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 3), s. 19(3), Sch. 6 para. 22(3)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 substituted (7.6.2021) by Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 3), s. 19(3), Sch. 6 para. 22(3)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 substituted (7.6.2021) by Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021 (asc 3), s. 19(3), Sch. 6 para. 22(3)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 Pt. 3 in force at 1.12.2022 by S.I. 2022/906, art. 2"
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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