Section 90 inserts new subsection 5ZA into section 7 of the Housing Act 1988. This will prevent the court from granting a possession order in circumstances where the residential landlord has failed to comply with the duty under section 82, subsection (3)(a) to ensure there is an active entry in the private rented sector database in respect of both the landlord and the dwelling. This does not apply if the ground under which possession is sought is Ground 7A or Ground 14 (tenant anti-social behaviour).
	Subsection (2) clarifies that regulations may make changes to the persons whom or circumstances in which a breach of section 82, subsection (3)(a) prevents the making of an order for possession.
Part 2: Residential landlord Chapter 3: The Private Rented Sector Database Section 90: Restriction on gaining possession Effect