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Rent Act 1977
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##### 62
- (1) Except so far as different provision is made by an order under section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992, the registration areas for the purpose of this Part of this Act are—
- (1) Except so far as different provision is made by an order under section 17 of the Local Government Act 1992, or Part 1 of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (orders constituting new local government areas etc) the registration areas for the purpose of this Part of this Act are—
- (a) counties and county boroughs;
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## SCHEDULE 25
#### Statutory tenants and tenancies.
#### Protected tenants and tenancies.
##### 5A
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- (b) shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
#### Grounds for possession of certain dwelling-houses let to agricultural workers, etc.
##### 67A
- (1) Subject to subsection (4) below, an application under this section for the registration under section 70A of this Act of an increased rent for a dwelling-house may be made by the landlord or the tenant, or jointly by the landlord and the tenant, under a regulated tenancy of the dwelling-house in any case where—
- (a) under Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 the landlord or a superior landlord is liable to pay council tax in respect of a dwelling (within the meaning of that Part of that Act) which includes the dwelling-house,
- (b) under the terms of the tenancy (or an agreement collateral to the tenancy) the tenant is liable to make payments to the landlord in respect of council tax,
- (c) the case falls within subsection (2) or subsection (3) below, and
- (d) no previous application has been made under this section in relation to the dwelling-house.
- (2) The case falls within this subsection if—
- (a) a rent has been registered under this Part of this Act before 1st April 1993,
- (b) the period of two years from the relevant date has not yet expired, and
- (c) since the relevant date there has been no such change in circumstances of a kind mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 67(3) of this Act (other than circumstances relating to council tax) as to make the registered rent no longer a fair rent.
- (3) The case falls within this subsection if an application under section 67 of this Act has been made before 1st April 1993 but has not been disposed of before that date.
- (4) No application may be made under this section after 31st March 1994.
- (5) Any such application must be in the prescribed form and must—
- (a) specify the rent which it is sought to register to take into account the tenant’s liability to make payments to the landlord in respect of council tax; and
- (b) contain such other particulars as may be prescribed.
- (6) The provisions of Part I of Schedule 11 to this Act (as modified by the Regulated Tenancies (Procedure) Regulations 1980 and by the Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1981) shall have effect with respect to the procedure to be followed on applications for the registration of rents.
- (7) In this section “relevant date”, in relation to a rent which has been registered under this Part of this Act, has the same meaning as in section 67 of this Act.
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#### Interim determination of fair rent on application under section 67A
##### 70A
- (1) Where an application is made under section 67A of this Act—
- (a) the rent officer shall determine the amount by which, having regard to the provisions of section 70(3A) of this Act, the existing registered rent might reasonably be increased to take account of the tenant’s liability to make payments to the landlord in respect of council tax; and
- (b) the amount to be registered as the rent of the dwelling-house shall be the existing registered rent plus the amount referred to in paragraph (a) above.
- (2) Where in a case falling within section 67A(3) of this Act a rent officer has before him at the same time an application under section 67 and an application under section 67A of this Act and the rent officer proposes to entertain the two applications together, the rent officer shall make a determination in relation to the application under section 67 before making his determination in relation to the application under section 67A; and the reference in subsection (1)(a) above to the existing registered rent shall have effect as a reference to the rent determined on the application under section 67.
##### 72A
In order to assist authorities to give effect to the housing benefit scheme under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, where a rent is registered, there shall be noted on the register the amount (if any) of the registered rent which, in the opinion of the rent officer or rent assessment committee, is fairly attributable to the provision of services, except any amount which is negligible in the opinion of the officer or, as the case may be, the committee.
##### 80A
- (1) In any case where—
- (a) under Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 the lessor under a restricted contract or any person having any title superior to that of the lessor is liable to pay council tax in respect of a hereditament which includes the dwelling to which the restricted contract relates,
- (b) under the terms of the restricted contract (or an agreement collateral to the contract) the lessee is liable to make payments to the lessor in respect of council tax,
- (c) the case falls within subsection (2) or subsection (3) below, and
- (d) no previous reference under this section in relation to the dwelling has been made to the rent tribunal,
the lessor or the lessee may, subject to subsection (4) below, refer the contract to the rent tribunal under this section for consideration of an increased rent.
- (2) The case falls within this subsection if—
- (a) a rent has been entered in the register under section 79 of this Act before 1st April 1993,
- (b) the period of two years beginning on the date on which the rent was last considered by the tribunal has not yet expired, and
- (c) since that date there has been no such change in circumstances of a kind mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 80 of this Act (other than circumstances relating to council tax) as to make the registered rent no longer a reasonable rent.
- (3) The case falls within this subsection if a reference under section 77 or 80 of this Act has been made before 1st April 1993 but has not been disposed of before that date.
- (4) No reference may be made under this section after 31st March 1994.
- (5) Where a reference is made under this section—
- (a) the rent tribunal shall (after making such inquiry as they think fit and giving to each party to the contract an opportunity of being heard or of submitting representations in writing) increase the amount of the existing registered rent by such amount as is reasonable, having regard to the provisions of section 78(2A) of this Act, to take account of the lessee’s liability to make payments to the lessor in respect of council tax, and
- (b) the amount to be registered under section 79 of this Act as the rent of the dwelling shall be the existing registered rent plus the amount referred to in paragraph (a) above.
- (6) Where in a case to which subsection (3) above applies a rent tribunal have before them at the same time a reference under section 77 or 80 of this Act and a reference under this section and the rent tribunal propose to entertain the two references together, the tribunal shall approve, reduce or increase the rent under the reference under section 77 or 80 before making their increase in relation to the reference under this section; and the reference in subsection 5(a) above to the existing registered rent shall have effect as a reference to the rent determined on the reference under section 77 or 80.
- (7) In this section “hereditament” means a dwelling within the meaning of Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
##### 81A
- (1) Where the rent payable for any dwelling is entered in the register under section 79 of this Act, the rent tribunal shall cancel the registration of entry, on an application made under this section, if—
- (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- (b) the dwelling is not for the time being subject to a restricted contract; and
- (c) the application is made by the person who would be the lessor if the dwelling were subject to a restricted contract.
- (2) An application under this section must be in the prescribed form, and contain the prescribed particulars.
- (3) Cancellation of the registration shall be without prejudice to a further registration of a rent at any time after the cancellation.
- (4) The rent tribunal shall notify the applicant of their decision to grant, or to refuse, any application under this section.
#### Tenancies to which Part VI applies.
#### Grounds for possession of certain dwelling-houses.
##### 67A
- (1) Subject to subsection (4) below, an application under this section for the registration under section 70A of this Act of an increased rent for a dwelling-house may be made by the landlord or the tenant, or jointly by the landlord and the tenant, under a regulated tenancy of the dwelling-house in any case where—
- (a) under Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 the landlord or a superior landlord is liable to pay council tax in respect of a dwelling (within the meaning of that Part of that Act) which includes the dwelling-house,
- (b) under the terms of the tenancy (or an agreement collateral to the tenancy) the tenant is liable to make payments to the landlord in respect of council tax,
- (c) the case falls within subsection (2) or subsection (3) below, and
- (d) no previous application has been made under this section in relation to the dwelling-house.
- (2) The case falls within this subsection if—
- (a) a rent has been registered under this Part of this Act before 1st April 1993,
- (b) the period of two years from the relevant date has not yet expired, and
- (c) since the relevant date there has been no such change in circumstances of a kind mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 67(3) of this Act (other than circumstances relating to council tax) as to make the registered rent no longer a fair rent.
- (3) The case falls within this subsection if an application under section 67 of this Act has been made before 1st April 1993 but has not been disposed of before that date.
- (4) No application may be made under this section after 31st March 1994.
- (5) Any such application must be in the prescribed form and must—
- (a) specify the rent which it is sought to register to take into account the tenant’s liability to make payments to the landlord in respect of council tax; and
- (b) contain such other particulars as may be prescribed.
- (6) The provisions of Part I of Schedule 11 to this Act (as modified by the Regulated Tenancies (Procedure) Regulations 1980 and by the Rent Assessment Committees (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 1981) shall have effect with respect to the procedure to be followed on applications for the registration of rents.
- (7) In this section “relevant date”, in relation to a rent which has been registered under this Part of this Act, has the same meaning as in section 67 of this Act.
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#### Interim determination of fair rent on application under section 67A
##### 70A
- (1) Where an application is made under section 67A of this Act—
- (a) the rent officer shall determine the amount by which, having regard to the provisions of section 70(3A) of this Act, the existing registered rent might reasonably be increased to take account of the tenant’s liability to make payments to the landlord in respect of council tax; and
- (b) the amount to be registered as the rent of the dwelling-house shall be the existing registered rent plus the amount referred to in paragraph (a) above.
- (2) Where in a case falling within section 67A(3) of this Act a rent officer has before him at the same time an application under section 67 and an application under section 67A of this Act and the rent officer proposes to entertain the two applications together, the rent officer shall make a determination in relation to the application under section 67 before making his determination in relation to the application under section 67A; and the reference in subsection (1)(a) above to the existing registered rent shall have effect as a reference to the rent determined on the application under section 67.
##### 72A
In order to assist authorities to give effect to the housing benefit scheme under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, where a rent is registered, there shall be noted on the register the amount (if any) of the registered rent which, in the opinion of the rent officer or rent assessment committee, is fairly attributable to the provision of services, except any amount which is negligible in the opinion of the officer or, as the case may be, the committee.
##### 80A
- (1) In any case where—
- (a) under Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 the lessor under a restricted contract or any person having any title superior to that of the lessor is liable to pay council tax in respect of a hereditament which includes the dwelling to which the restricted contract relates,
- (b) under the terms of the restricted contract (or an agreement collateral to the contract) the lessee is liable to make payments to the lessor in respect of council tax,
- (c) the case falls within subsection (2) or subsection (3) below, and
- (d) no previous reference under this section in relation to the dwelling has been made to the rent tribunal,
the lessor or the lessee may, subject to subsection (4) below, refer the contract to the rent tribunal under this section for consideration of an increased rent.
- (2) The case falls within this subsection if—
- (a) a rent has been entered in the register under section 79 of this Act before 1st April 1993,
- (b) the period of two years beginning on the date on which the rent was last considered by the tribunal has not yet expired, and
- (c) since that date there has been no such change in circumstances of a kind mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 80 of this Act (other than circumstances relating to council tax) as to make the registered rent no longer a reasonable rent.
- (3) The case falls within this subsection if a reference under section 77 or 80 of this Act has been made before 1st April 1993 but has not been disposed of before that date.
- (4) No reference may be made under this section after 31st March 1994.
- (5) Where a reference is made under this section—
- (a) the rent tribunal shall (after making such inquiry as they think fit and giving to each party to the contract an opportunity of being heard or of submitting representations in writing) increase the amount of the existing registered rent by such amount as is reasonable, having regard to the provisions of section 78(2A) of this Act, to take account of the lessee’s liability to make payments to the lessor in respect of council tax, and
- (b) the amount to be registered under section 79 of this Act as the rent of the dwelling shall be the existing registered rent plus the amount referred to in paragraph (a) above.
- (6) Where in a case to which subsection (3) above applies a rent tribunal have before them at the same time a reference under section 77 or 80 of this Act and a reference under this section and the rent tribunal propose to entertain the two references together, the tribunal shall approve, reduce or increase the rent under the reference under section 77 or 80 before making their increase in relation to the reference under this section; and the reference in subsection 5(a) above to the existing registered rent shall have effect as a reference to the rent determined on the reference under section 77 or 80.
- (7) In this section “hereditament” means a dwelling within the meaning of Part I of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
##### 81A
- (1) Where the rent payable for any dwelling is entered in the register under section 79 of this Act, the rent tribunal shall cancel the registration of entry, on an application made under this section, if—
- (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- (b) the dwelling is not for the time being subject to a restricted contract; and
- (c) the application is made by the person who would be the lessor if the dwelling were subject to a restricted contract.
- (2) An application under this section must be in the prescribed form, and contain the prescribed particulars.
- (3) Cancellation of the registration shall be without prejudice to a further registration of a rent at any time after the cancellation.
- (4) The rent tribunal shall notify the applicant of their decision to grant, or to refuse, any application under this section.
#### Tenancies to which Part VI applies.
#### Grounds for possession of certain dwelling-houses.
##### 102A
Sections 103 to 106 of this Act apply only to restricted contracts entered into before the commencement of section 69 of the Housing Act 1980.
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[^key-3a635edfb301bd172c6b19f239a82794]: Ss. 14-16 excluded (6.4.2006 for E., 16.6.2006 for W.) by [Housing Act 2004 (c. 34)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/34), [s. 270(4)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/34/section/270/4)[(5)(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/34/section/270/5/b), [Sch. 7 para. 18(6)(a)(i)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/34/schedule/7/paragraph/18/6/a/i); [S.I. 2006/1060](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1060), [art. 2(1)(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1060/article/2/1/a) (with [Sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1060/schedule)); [S.I. 2006/1535](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1535), [art. 2(a)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1535/article/2/a) (with [Sch.](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1535/schedule))
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#### Tenancies to which Part VI applies.
[^key-4e916af3a25e3083b697b56a55254523]: Words in [s. 62(1)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/42/section/62/1) inserted (1.11.2007 for E.) by [Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007 (c. 28)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/28), [s. 245(5)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/28/section/245/5), [Sch. 1 para. 13](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/28/schedule/1/paragraph/13); [S.I. 2007/3136](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3136), [art. 2(b)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/3136/article/2/b)
#### Determination of fair rent.
#### Rents to be registrable.
#### Interim registration of rent
Where the tenant or any person residing or lodging with him or any sub-tenant of his has been guilty of conduct which is a nuisance or annoyance to adjoining occupiers, or has been convicted of using the dwelling-house or allowing the dwelling-house to be used for immoral or illegal purposes.
Where the condition of the dwelling-house has, in the opinion of the court, deteriorated owing to acts of waste by, or the neglect or default of, the tenant or any person residing or lodging with him or any sub-tenant of his and, in the case of any act of waste by, or the neglect or default of, a person lodging with the tenant or a sub-tenant of his, where the court is satisfied that the tenant has not, before the making of the order in question, taken such steps as he ought reasonably to have taken for the removal of the lodger or sub-tenant, as the case may be.
For the purposes of this Case “regular armed forces of the Crown” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975.
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