1988 Ed.]
Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation)
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(3) This section shall apply to notices given before 19 December 1981 as well as after that date.
Termination of tenancy by the landlord
119. (1) Subject to section 119N, the landlord may terminate a tenancy by a notice given to the tenant in the specified form stating the date of termination. (See Form CR101 in G.N. 3919 in Gazette No. 53/81)
(2) Subject to subsection (3), a notice under this section shall not have effect unless it is given not more than 7 nor less than 6 months before the date of termination.
(3) (a) In the case of a tenancy which, apart from this Part, could have been brought to an end by notice to quit given by the landlord, the date of termination shall not be earlier than the earliest date on which, apart from this Part, the tenancy could have been brought to an end by notice to quit given by the landlord on the date of the giving of the notice under this section.
(b) In the case of any other tenancy, a notice under this section shall not specify a date of termination earlier than the date on which apart from this Part the tenancy would have come to an end by effluxion of time.
(4) A notice under this section shall not have effect unless it requires the tenant, within 2 months after the giving of the notice, to notify the landlord in the specified form whether or not, at the date of termination, the tenant will be willing to give up possession of the premises comprised in the tenancy. (See Form CR102 in G.N. 3919 in Gazette No. 53/81)
(5) A notice under this section shall not have effect unless it states whether the landlord would oppose an application to the Tribunal under this Part for the grant of a new tenancy and, if so, also states on which of the grounds mentioned in section 119E he would do so.
[cf. U.K. 1954 c. 56 s. 25]
Tenant's request for a new tenancy
119A. (1) A tenant under a current tenancy may make a request to the landlord for a new tenancy. (See Form CR103 in G.N. 3919 in Gazette No. 53/81)
(2) A tenant's request for a new tenancy shall be for a tenancy beginning with such date, not more than 7 nor less than 6 months after the making of the request, as may be specified therein:
Provided that the date shall not be earlier than the date on which, apart from this Part, the current tenancy would come to an end by effluxion of time or could be brought to an end by notice to quit given by the tenant.
(3) A tenant's request for a new tenancy shall not have effect unless it is made by notice in the specified form given to the landlord.
(4) A tenant's request for a new tenancy shall not be made if the landlord has already given notice under section 119 to terminate the current tenancy, or if the tenant has already given notice to quit or notice under section 119B; and no