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Question Title: Evicting tenants
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| Will I have to evict tenants to make sure that my property is not housing more than the licence allows?
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| Landlords may not evict existing tenants to avoid licensing or to comply with the maximum number of occupants allowed in the property. It is considered reasonable that the tenants were in occupation at the time the licence was granted and landlords will not be penalised. However, when the tenancy comes to an end, landlords or agents will be committing an offence if new tenants are allowed to move in bringing the total occupants above the maximum number permitted under the licence.
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Letting Update Journal |
July 2005 p14 |
letting-update-journal.html
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Letting Handbook |
Chapter 16 |
letting-handbook-and-factsheets.html
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Letting Factsheet No 40 |
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factsheet-40
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