16 Relief for tenant where landlord proceeding to enforce covenants
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (1954 c 56) | Legislation

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16  Relief for tenant where landlord proceeding to enforce covenants

(1)     The provisions of the next following subsection shall have effect where, in the case of a tenancy to which section one of this Act applies,—

(a)     the immediate landlord has brought proceedings to enforce a right of re-entry or forfeiture or a right to damages in respect of a failure to comply with any terms of the tenancy,

(b)     the tenant has made application in the proceedings for relief under this section, and

(c)     the court makes an order for the recovery from the tenant of possession of the property comprised in the tenancy or for the payment by the tenant of such damages as aforesaid, and the order is made

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