Section 73: Succession on death

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

Part 3: PROVISIONS APPLYING TO ALL OCCUPATION CONTRACTS — CHAPTER 8: DEALING

73(1)

This section applies on the death of the sole contract-holder under an occupation contract (subject to section 139(2), which concerns fixed term standard contracts containing certain provision about transfer on the death of a sole contract-holder).

73(2)

If one person is qualified to succeed the contract-holder that person succeeds to the contract.

73(3)

If more than one person is qualified to succeed the contract-holder, the person identified in accordance with section 78 succeeds to the contract.

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