Section 140: Forced transfers

Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 · 2016 c.1

Part 7: PROVISIONS APPLYING ONLY TO FIXED TERM STANDARD CONTRACTS — CHAPTER 5: DEALING: TRANSFERS

140(1)

A fixed term standard contract may provide that if there are joint contract-holders, one or more of them may require the other joint contract-holder or joint contract-holders to join in a transfer of the contract in accordance with the contract.

140(2)

If the contract contains such provision, the joint contract-holder or joint contract-holders wishing to transfer the occupation contract may apply to the court for an order that the other joint contract-holder or joint contract-holders join in the transfer.

140(3)

The court may make the order applied for if it thinks fit.

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