A section 8 notice to quit is different from a section 21 notice though both are used to gain possession of your property. Unlike the section 21 a section 8 notice is used if you want to get your property before the fixed term of rental is up. With a section 21 notice you must wait until the fixed tenancy period is over before you can gain possession of the property.
This section 8 notice can only be used if the tenant has breached the terms that are detailed in the tenancy agreement. Additional certain conditions must be met with the most common being that the tenant owes back rent. With the section 8 notice it is possible to evict the renter with a possession order is issued form the court.
Normally one or some of the terms of the tenancy agreement has been breached and you will need to have a detailed section of the tenancy agreement as well as proof of the breach of the agreement. The most common reason noted on the agreement is overdue rent though a landlord cannot actually evict a tenant until a possession order is obtained from the court.
There are seventeen grounds in which a landlord can state as reasons to gain their property and all are different. If the ground is based on rent then the tenant must have eight weeks of rent due if rent is paid every two weeks, if rent is quarterly then one quarter must be overdue, and if two months’ rent are overdue when the rent is paid monthly.
A few other grounds for possession that do not relate to rent being owed is when the renter has breached any of the terms of the tenancy agreement, the property has deteriorated or is damaged due to the tenant, the tenant or someone living with the tenant is a nuisance to those in the area and one of the tenants has provided false information to the landlord.
It is important to note as many of the grounds as possible that can be used to your benefit in the section 8 as many of the grounds can be difficult to prove.
A Section 8 Notice To Quit is also known as a section 8 possession notice. Section 8 Notice is different than a section 21 notice as it is used when the landlord wants to obtain his or her property before the fixed term as ended.
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