Ground 17
What is the ground?
Ground 17 of Schedule 2 of the Housing Act 1988 allows a landlord to recover possession where the tenant gives a false statement to induce the landlord to enter into the tenancy or encourages someone else to do so. It is necessary to prove inducement, so the most obvious example would be where the tenant encouraged someone to give a false reference for them.
What notice is required?
The landlord must have served a section 8 notice giving at least 2 weeks notice that possession is being sought on this ground before any proceedings are issued.
Is it a mandatory or a discretionary ground?
This is a discretionary ground of possession.
- Further Information
- Ground 1 - the landlord residence ground
- Ground 2 - the mortgage ground
- Ground 3 - the holiday let ground
- Ground 4 - the student letting ground
- Ground 5 - the religious use ground
- Ground 6 - the redevelopment/renovation ground
- Ground 7 - the inheritance ground
- Ground 8 - the arrears ground
- Ground 9 - the alternative accommodation ground
- Ground 10 - the poor payer ground
- Ground 11 - the late payer ground
- Ground 12 - the general breach ground
- Ground 13 - the tenant damage ground
- Ground 14 - the bad behaviour ground
- Ground 14A - the domestic violence ground
- Ground 15 - the furniture damage ground
- Ground 16 - the former employee ground
- s21 Notice
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