Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14 Consequential Amendments

The Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)

81 In Schedule 1 to the Housing Act 1985 (tenancies which cannot be secure tenancies), after paragraph 4, insert—

“Accommodation for asylum-seekers

4A (1) A tenancy is not a secure tenancy if it is granted in order to provide accommodation under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.

(2) A tenancy mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) becomes a secure tenancy if the landlord notifies the tenant that it is to be regarded as a secure tenancy.”