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Section 137: Interpretation

Renters' Rights Act 2025 · 2025 c. 26View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 5: General

In this Act—

  • "lease" includes any tenancy;

  • "local housing authority" (except in section 47) means a district council, a county council in England for an area for which there is no district council, a London borough council, the Common Council of the City of London (in its capacity as a local authority) or the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

  • "the 1988 Act" means the Housing Act 1988.

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