Section 75: Commercial premises

Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 · 2007 c. 15View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 3: Enforcement by taking control of goods — Chapter 2: Rent arrears recovery

A lease (A) is of commercial premises if none of the demised premises is—

let under lease A as a dwelling,
let under an inferior lease (B) as a dwelling, or
occupied as a dwelling.

The "demised premises" in this section include anything on them.

"Let as a dwelling" means let on terms permitting only occupation as a dwelling or other use combined with occupation as a dwelling.

Premises are not within subsection (1)(b) if letting them as a dwelling is a breach of a lease superior to lease B.

Premises are not within subsection (1)(c) if occupying them as a dwelling is a breach of lease A or a lease superior to lease A.

This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter.

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