Rent Restrictions (Amendment) Act, 1967
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Restriction on assignment. |
10.—(1) This section applies to a controlled dwelling other than a dwelling lawfully used in part for the purposes of any business, trade or profession. | |
(2) (a) The tenant of a controlled dwelling to which this section applies shall not assign the tenancy without the consent in writing of the landlord unless the contract of tenancy is in writing and contains a provision authorising assignment without the consent of the landlord. | ||
(b) Consent for the purposes of this subsection may be withheld only if the assignment is otherwise than to a member of the tenant's family who is bona fide residing with him at the time of the assignment. | ||
(3) An assignment in contravention of subsection (2) of this section shall be void. | ||
(4) Paragraphs (a) to (d) of section 31 (5) of the Principal Act shall apply in construing the word “family” for the purposes of subsection (2) of this section. | ||
(5) Section 56 of the Landlord and Tenant Act, 1931 , shall not apply to a lease of a controlled dwelling to which this section applies. | ||
(6) Section 32 (4) (b) of the Principal Act shall not apply to a statutory tenancy of a controlled dwelling to which this section applies. |