33 Preventing retaliatory eviction
Deregulation Act 2015 (2015 c 20) | Legislation

33  Preventing retaliatory eviction

(1)     Where a relevant notice is served in relation to a dwelling-house in England, a section 21 notice may not be given in relation to an assured shorthold tenancy of the dwelling-house—

(a)     within six months beginning with the day of service of the relevant notice, or

(b)     where the operation of the relevant notice has been suspended, within six months beginning with the day on which the suspension ends.

(2)     A section 21 notice given in relation to an assured shorthold tenancy of a dwelling-house in England is invalid where—

(a)     before the section 21 notice was given, the tenant made a complaint in writing to the landlord regarding the condition of the dwelling-house at the time of the complaint,

(b)     the landlord—

(i)     did not provide a response to the complaint within 14 days beginning with the day on which the complaint was given,

(ii)     provided a response to the complaint that was not an adequate response, or

(iii)     gave a section 21 notice in relation to the dwelling-house following the complaint,

(c)     the tenant then made a complaint to the relevant local housing authority about the same, or substantially the same, subject

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