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StatuteLandlord and Tenant Act 1985

Section 37 — Landlord and Tenant Act 1985: Meaning of “statutory tenant” and related expressions.

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Meaning of “statutory tenant” and related expressions.

37 In this Act—

a “ statutory tenancy ” and “ statutory tenant ” mean a statutory tenancy or statutory tenant within the meaning of the Rent Act 1977 or the Rent (Agriculture) Act 1976;

and b “ landlord ”, in relation to a statutory tenant, means the person who, apart from the statutory tenancy, would be entitled to possession of the premises.

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