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Section 262: Meaning of "lease", "tenancy", "occupier" and "owner" etc.

Housing Act 2004 · 2004 c. 34View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 7: Supplementary and final provisions

In this Act "lease" and "tenancy" have the same meaning.

The expressions "lessor" and "lessee" and "landlord" and "tenant" and references to letting, to the grant of a lease or to covenants or terms, are to be construed accordingly.

In this Act "lessee" includes a statutory tenant of the premises; and references to a lease or to a person to whom premises are let are to be construed accordingly.

In this Act any reference to a person who is a tenant under a lease with an unexpired term of 3 years or less includes a statutory tenant as well as a tenant under a yearly or other periodic tenancy.

In this Act "owner", in relation to premises—

means a person (other than a mortgagee not in possession) who is for the time being entitled to dispose of the fee simple of the premises whether in possession or in reversion; and
includes also a person holding or entitled to the rents and profits of the premises under a lease of which the unexpired term exceeds 3 years.

In this Act "person having an estate or interest", in relation to premises, includes a statutory tenant of the premises.

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