188 Interim duty to accommodate in case of apparent priority need
Housing Act 1996 (1996 c 52) | Legislation

Interim duty to accommodate

188  Interim duty to accommodate in case of apparent priority need

[(1)     If the local housing authority have reason to believe that an applicant may be homeless, eligible for assistance and have a priority need, they must secure that accommodation is available for the applicant's occupation.

(1ZA)     In a case in which the local housing authority conclude their inquiries under section 184 and decide that the applicant does not have a priority need—

(a)     where the authority decide that they do not owe the applicant a duty under section 189B(2), the duty under subsection (1) comes to an end when the authority notify the applicant of that decision,

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