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RENT (NORTHERN IRELAND) ORDER 1978 - SECT 13

13.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this Part, a court shall not
make an order for possession of a dwelling-house which is for the time being
let on a protected tenancy or subject to a statutory tenancy unless the court
considers it reasonable to make such an order and either

(a)the court is satisfied that suitable alternative accommodation is available
for the tenant or will be available for him when the order in question takes
effect, or

(b)the circumstances are as specified in any of the Cases in Part I of
Schedule 4.

(2) If, apart from paragraph (1), the landlord would be entitled to recover
possession of a dwelling-house which is for the time being let on a protected
tenancy or subject to a statutory tenancy, the court shall make an order for
possession if the circumstances of the case are as specified in any of the
Cases in Part II of Schedule 4.

(3) Part III of Schedule 4 shall have effect in relation to Case 8 in that
Schedule.

(4) Part IV of Schedule 4 shall have effect for determining whether, for the
purposes of paragraph (1)(a), suitable alternative accommodation is or will be
available for a tenant.

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