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Housing Act 1985

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Temporary accommodation for persons taking up employment.

5(1)A tenancy is not a secure tenancy before the expiry of one year from the grant if—

(a)the person to whom the tenancy was granted was not, immediately before the grant, resident in the district in which the dwelling-house is situated,

(b)before the grant of the tenancy, he obtained employment, or an offer of employment, in the district or its surrounding area,

(c)the tenancy was granted to him for the purpose of meeting his need for temporary accommodation in the district or its surrounding area in order to work there, and of enabling him to find permanent accommodation there, and

(d)the landlord notified him in writing of the circumstances in which this exception applies and that in its opinion the proposed tenancy would fall within this exception;

unless before the expiry of that year the tenant has been notified by the landlord that the tenancy is to be regarded as a secure tenancy.

(2)In this paragraph—

  • “district” means district of a local housing authority; and

  • “surrounding area”, in relation to a district, means the area consisting of each district that adjoins it

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