554 Grant of tenancy to former owner-occupier
Housing Act 1985 (1985 c 68) | Legislation

554  Grant of tenancy to former owner-occupier

(1)     Where an authority acquire an interest in a defective dwelling in pursuance of Schedule 20 (repurchase), or in the circumstances described in section 549(3) (exercise of right of pre-emption etc), and—

(a)     the land in which the interest subsists is or includes a dwelling-house occupied as a separate dwelling, and

(b)     an individual is an occupier of the dwelling-house throughout the period beginning with the making of an application for assistance under this Part in respect of the dwelling and ending immediately before the completion of the authority's acquisition, and

(c)     he is a person entitled to assistance by way of repurchase in respect of the defective dwelling, or the persons so entitled are in relation to the

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