Paragraph 20 of Schedule 1 to the Renters’ Rights Act amends the existing ground 6 of Schedule 2 of the Housing Act 1988. A court is required to award possession if a relevant landlord wishes to undertake substantial redevelopment of the dwelling-house or a part of a building in which the dwelling-house is located.
	Subparagraph (6) inserts new paragraphs (a-c) which set out when ground 6 will be available for use, depending on what conditions are met – general redevelopment conditions, the landlord’s acquisition condition, and introduces a new additional RSL condition in paragraph (c) which expands when relevant social landlords may use ground 6. Subparagraph (6) inserts new paragraphs (a-f) which specify the general redevelopment conditions that need to be met to comply with the ground.
	Subparagraph (e) specifies that ground 6 cannot be used unless the tenancy began at least 6 months before the relevant date, unless notice of a compulsory acquisition of the land by an acquiring authority was given in respect of the dwelling-house within the previous year, as set out in (e)(ii). An acquiring authority and what constitutes giving notice of a compulsory acquisition is defined in Part 5 of Schedule 2 to the Housing Act 1988 (as inserted by paragraph 25 in Schedule 1 to this Act).
	How the landlord’s acquisition conditions are to be met is then set out.
	Then how the "additional RSL condition" may be met is detailed. There are three scenarios: CaseA (where alternative accommodation that meets the specified conditions (security of tenure, affordable, appropriate location, and not overcrowded) is available for the tenant or will be available for the tenant when the order for possession takes effect), case B (where alternative accommodation that meets the specified conditions in case B (affordable, appropriate location, not overcrowded) is being provided temporarily until alternative accommodation which meets the conditions in Case A becomes available), or case C (where landlords are accommodating tenants temporarily in properties that are earmarked for redevelopment).
	Paragraph 20 also inserts a table into ground 6 which sets out when it will be available for use, depending on what type of landlord holds the tenancy, what type of tenancy is in place and who wishes to redevelop the property. The table specifies where a "relevant social landlord" can use the ground, including by the landlord seeking possession or a superior landlord for any relevant tenancy. If the dwelling-house is situated within a commonhold unit and the landlord is a unitholder, the landlord can seek possession if the commonhold association is undertaking substantial development. Private landlords can use the ground in any circumstances, if they are intending to undertake the redevelopment themselves.
	As mentioned above, a relevant social landlord must meet the "additional RSL condition" to be able to use Ground 6, and there are three routes (Case A, B and C) in which a relevant social landlord may meet the condition.
Schedules Schedule 1: Changes to grounds for possession Amendments of Ground 6: redevelopment Effect