Section 6
Deemed tenancy
of Control of Rent (Repeal) Act 1997
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Section 6
(1)
Notwithstanding section 3, any tenant, subtenant or joint-tenant who—
(a)
was in actual occupation of the premises on the date of the repeal of the Act; and
(b)
could have lawfully continued to occupy the premises but for the repeal of the Act, shall be deemed to have entered into a tenancy with the landlord as from the date of the repeal of the Act.
(2)
Unless sooner terminated by mutual consent of the parties, a tenancy deemed to have been entered into under subsection (1) shall be in force until the expiry of the transitional period.
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