All sections of Housing and Planning Act 2016
2016 c. 22, s.49
Section 49 — Helping tenants apply for rent repayment orders
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(1) A local housing authority in England may help a tenant to apply for a rent repayment order.
(2) A local housing authority may, for example, help the tenant to apply by conducting proceedings or by giving advice to the tenant.