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EAQE Leasing and tenancy question: landlord give to end

EAA EAQELeasing and tenancy

A Part IV domestic tenancy was created in 2003 and has continued as a periodic tenancy. What notice must the landlord give to end it?

A A Transitional Termination Notice giving at least one month's notice
B A Transitional Termination Notice giving at least 12 months' notice
C No notice, since all pre-2004 tenancies ended on 9 July 2004
D Six months' notice under Part V

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Answer: B. A Transitional Termination Notice giving at least 12 months' notice

Answer: A Transitional Termination Notice of at least 12 months. Why not the others: - One month: That is the tenant's notice period under a TTN. - No notice: Pre-2004 Part IV tenancies did not end automatically on 9 July 2004. - Six months under Part V: That old rule applied to non-domestic tenancies and was removed. Rule: For Part IV tenancies entered into before 9 July 2004, a landlord must serve a Transitional Termination Notice giving at least 12 months' notice; a tenant gives at least one month. Source: Landlord and Tenant (Consolidation) Ordinance (Cap. 7), as amended 2004; EAA, A Study Guide to Estate Agency Law and Practice, Part 7, para 14; as at Oct 2026

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Mixing up the landlord's 12-month and the tenant's one-month TTN periods.

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