Landlords are currently required to demonstrate compliance with some tenancy deposit rules in order to proceed with a section 21 notice. This supports enforcement of deposit requirements. These provisions therefore amend the existing legislation to apply similar restrictions to most section 8 cases in future.
	The provisions require landlords to have complied with the deposit protection requirements in order for a court to award possession, unless grounds 7A or 14 are relied upon.
Part 1: Tenancy reform Chapter 1: Assured Tenancies Section 26: Tenancy deposit requirements Background