Section 215A: Statutory periodic tenancies: deposit received before 6 April 2007, Housing Act 2004

This section applies where—

before 6 April 2007, a tenancy deposit has been received by a landlord in connection with a fixed term shorthold tenancy,

on or after that date, a periodic shorthold tenancy is deemed to arise under section 5 of the Housing Act 1988 on the coming to an end of the fixed term tenancy,

on the coming to an end of the fixed term tenancy, all or part of the deposit paid in connection with the fixed term tenancy is held in connection with the periodic tenancy, and

the requirements of section 213(3), (5) and (6) have not been complied with by the landlord in relation to the deposit held in connection with the periodic tenancy.

If, on the commencement date—

the periodic tenancy is in existence, and

all or part of the deposit paid in connection with the fixed term tenancy continues to be held in connection with the periodic tenancy,

section 213 applies in respect of the deposit that continues to be held in connection with the periodic tenancy, and any additional deposit held in connection with that tenancy, with the modifications set out in subsection (3).

The modifications are that, instead of the things referred to in section 213(3) and (5) being required to be done within the time periods set out in section 213(3) and (6)(b), those things are required to be done—

before the end of the period of 90 days beginning with the commencement date, or

(if earlier) before the first day after the commencement date on which a court does any of the following in respect of the periodic tenancy—

determines an application under section 214 or decides an appeal against a determination under that section;

makes a determination as to whether to make an order for possession in proceedings under section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 or decides an appeal against such a determination.

If, on the commencement date—

the periodic tenancy is no longer in existence, or

no deposit continues to be held in connection with the periodic tenancy,

the requirements of section 213(3), (5) and (6) are treated as if they had been complied with by the landlord in relation to any deposit that was held in connection with the periodic tenancy.

In this section "the commencement date" means the date on which the Deregulation Act 2015 is passed.

Section 215A: Statutory periodic tenancies: deposit received before 6 April 2007

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