PART 5 E+WRecovery of possession of dwelling-houses: anti-social behaviour grounds

Discretionary grounds: secure and assured tenancies E+W

98 Conduct causing nuisance to landlord etc E+W

(1) In Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1985 (grounds on which court may order possession in relation to secure tenancies if it considers it reasonable), in Ground 2, at the end of paragraph (a) (but before the “or”) there is inserted—

“(aa) has been guilty of conduct causing or likely to cause a nuisance or annoyance to the landlord of the dwelling-house, or a person employed (whether or not by the landlord) in connection with the exercise of the landlord's housing management functions, and that is directly or indirectly related to or affects those functions,”.

(2) In Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988 (grounds on which court may order possession in relation to assured tenancies if it considers it reasonable), in Ground 14, at the end of paragraph (a) (but before the “or”) there is inserted—

“(aa) has been guilty of conduct causing or likely to cause a nuisance or annoyance to the landlord of the dwelling-house, or a person employed (whether or not by the landlord) in connection with the exercise of the landlord's housing management functions, and that is directly or indirectly related to or affects those functions,”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 98 in force at 13.5.2014 for E. by S.I. 2014/949, art. 2(a)

I2 S. 98 in force at 13.5.2014 for W. by S.I. 2014/1241, art. 2(a)