# Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, Section 249: Lease, tenancy and related expressions


(1) In this Act “lease” and “tenancy” have the same meaning.
(2) Both expressions include—
(a) a sub-lease or a sub-tenancy, and
(b) a lease or tenancy (or a sub-lease or sub-tenancy) in equity.
(3) The expressions “lessor” and “lessee” and “landlord” and “tenant”, and references to letting, to the grant or making of a lease or to covenants or terms, are to be read accordingly.
(4) “Tenancy” and “licence” mean a tenancy or licence relating to a dwelling (see section 246).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/1/section/249 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-wales-act-2016/section-249
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