Commentary on Sections Part 7 Section 262: Meaning of "lease", "tenancy", "occupier" and "owner" etc.
587.Section 262 gives the meaning, for the purpose of the Act, of "lease", "tenancy", "occupier" and "owner", and derivations of those terms. In particular subsection (4) provides that the definition of "lessee" includes a statutory tenant. The expressions include lettings granted by the LHA, but the definition of "occupier" does not apply where any different definition is provided elsewhere in the Act for specific purposes.