Mobile Homes Act 1983

Termination by ownerE+W+S

[F16.(1)The owner is entitled to terminate the agreement forthwith if—

(a)on the application of the owner, [F2the court][F2a tribunal] has determined that, having regard to its condition, the mobile home is having a detrimental effect on the amenity of the site, and

(b)then, on the application of the owner, the [F3court][F3appropriate judicial body], having regard to [F4its determination][F4the tribunal’s determination] and to any other circumstances, considers it reasonable for the agreement to be terminated.

(2)Sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) apply if, on an application to the [F5court][F5tribunal] under sub-paragraph (1)(a)—

(a)the [F5court][F5tribunal] considers that, having regard to the present condition of the mobile home, it is having a detrimental effect on the amenity of the site, but

(b)it also considers that it would be reasonably practicable for particular repairs to be carried out on the mobile home that would result in the mobile home not having that detrimental effect, and

(c)the occupier indicates to the [F5court][F5tribunal] that the occupier intends to carry out those repairs.

(3)In such a case the [F6court][F6tribunal] may make an interim order—

(a)specifying the repairs that must be carried out and the time within which they must be carried out, and

(b)adjourning the proceedings on the application for such period specified in the interim order as the [F6court][F6tribunal] considers reasonable to enable the repairs to be carried out.

(4)If the [F7court][F7tribunal] makes an interim order under sub-paragraph (3), it must not make a determination under sub-paragraph (1)(a) unless it is satisfied that the specified period has expired without the repairs having been carried out.]

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