Public Notice
The London Borough Of Newham
Confirmation Of Designation Of An Area For Selective Licensing

Section 80, Housing Act 2004
Newharn London

Paragraph 12ZA:
(1) A family intervention tenancy.

(2) But a family intervention tenancy becomes an assured tenancy if the landlord notifies the tenant that it is to be regarded as an assured tenancy. (For further information please see paragraph 12ZA sub sections 3 - 12).

Paragraph 13:
(1) A protected tenancy, within the meaning of the Rent Act 1977.

(2) A housing association tenancy, within the meaning of Part VI of that Act.

(3) A secure tenancy.

(4) Where a person is a protected occupier of a dwelling-house, within the meaning of the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976, the relevant tenancy, within the meaning of that Act, by virtue of which he occupies the dwelling-house.

Tenancies, licences etc. regulated by other enactments
A tenancy, licence or occupation of a house which is regulated under the following enactments:
(a) sections 87 to 87D of the Children Act 1989

(b) section 43 (4) of the Prison Act 1952

(c) (section 34 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 has now been repealed is no longer in force)

(d) The Secure Training Centre Rules 1998

(e) The Prison Rules 1999

(f) The Young Offender Institute Rules 2000

(g) The Detention Centre Rules 2001

(h) The Criminal Justice and Court Service Act 200 (Approved Premises) Regulations 2001

(i) The Care Homes Regulations 2001

(j) The Children's Homes Regulations 2001
(k) The Residential Family Centres Regulations 2002
Long leaseholders
A tenancy of a house or a dwelling within a house provided that -
(i) the full term of the tenancy is for more than 21 years and

(ii) the tenancy does not contain a provision enabling the landlord (or his successor his in title) to determine it other than by forfeiture, earlier than at the end of the term and

(iii) the house or dwelling is occupied by a person to whom the tenancy was granted or his successor in title or by any members of either of those person's family.

Certain family arrangements
A tenancy or licence of a house or a dwelling within a house where -
(i) the person who has granted the tenancy or licence to occupy is a member of the family of the person who has been granted the tenancy or licence and

(ii) the person who has granted the tenancy or licence to occupy is the freeholder or long leaseholder of the house or dwelling and

(iii) the person occupies the house or dwelling as his only or main residence (and if there are two or more persons at least one of them so occupies).

Certain lettings etc. by Resident Landlord etc.
A tenancy or licence of a house or a dwelling within a house under the terms of which the person granted the tenancy or licence shares the use of any amenity with the person granting that tenancy or licence or members of that person's family. An "amenity" includes a toilet, personal washing facilities, a kitchen, or a living room but excludes any area used for storage, a staircase, corridor, or other means of access.
Interpretation
10. In this designation notice:
a) a "person" includes" persons", where the context is appropriate

b) a "tenancy" or "licence" includes "a joint tenancy" or "joint licence", where the context is appropriate

c) "long leaseholder" in paragraph 7 (ii) has the meaning conferred in paragraphs (i) and (ii) and in those paragraphs the reference to "tenancy" means a "long lease"

d) a person is a member of the family of another person if -

(i) they live with that person as a couple

(ii) one of them is the relative of the other; or

(iii) one of them is, or is a relative of, one member of a couple and the other is a relative the other member of the couple
and
(iv) For the purpose of this paragraph -

1) "couple" means two persons who are married to each other or live together as husband and wife or in an equivalent arrangement in the case of persons of the same sex

2) "relative" means a parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece or cousin

3) a relationship of the half-blood is to be treated as a relationship of the whole blood and

4) a stepchild of a person is to be treated as their child.

(Please note the above legislation has been cited as at 12th December 2022 and may subsequently be amended).

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