# Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016, Section 42: When terms of occupation contract become enforceable


(1) No term of an occupation contract is enforceable against the contract-holder before the earlier of—
(a) the landlord giving the contract-holder a written statement of the contract under section 31(1), and
(b) the occupation date.
(2) If there is a change in the identity of the contract-holder under an occupation contract, no term of the occupation contract is enforceable against the new contract-holder before the earlier of—
(a) the landlord giving the new contract-holder a written statement of the contract under section 31(2), and
(b) the day on which the new contract-holder becomes entitled to occupy the dwelling.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2016/1/section/42 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renting-homes-wales-act-2016/section-42
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