Commentary on Sections Part 9 - Termination Etc. of Occupation Contracts Schedule 8 - Estate Management Grounds Paragraph 8 - Ground H (joint contract-holders)
380.A joint contract-holder has withdrawn or been excluded from the contract, and either the property is larger than reasonably required by the remaining contract-holder(s), or, if the landlord is a community landlord, the remaining contract-holder(s) do not meet the landlord’s criteria for the allocation of housing. In such cases, under section 161(5), the possession notice must be given to the remaining contract-holder(s) within six months of the former joint contract-holder ceasing to have rights and obligations under the contract.