Part I Grounds on which Court may Order Possession if it Considers it Reasonable
Housing Act 1985 (1985 c 68) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 2 Grounds for Possession of Dwelling-Houses Let under Secure Tenancies

Section 84

Part I Grounds on which Court may Order Possession if it Considers it Reasonable

Ground 1

Rent lawfully due from the tenant has not been paid or an obligation of the tenancy has been broken or not performed.

[Ground 2

The tenant or a person residing in or visiting the dwelling-house—

(a)     has been guilty of conduct causing or likely to cause a nuisance or annoyance to a person residing, visiting or otherwise engaging in a lawful activity in the locality,

[(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,] or

(b)     has been convicted of—

(i)     using the dwelling-house or allowing it to be used for immoral or illegal purposes, or

(ii)     an [indictable] offence committed in, or in the locality of, the dwelling-house.]

[Ground 2ZA

The tenant or an adult residing in the dwelling-house has

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