[119A Meaning of “connected replacement lease”]

[119A  Meaning of “connected replacement lease”]

[(1)     For the purposes of section 119 (and this section) a lease (the “new lease”) is a “connected replacement lease” if—

(a)     the new lease is a lease of a single dwelling in a relevant building,

(b)     the tenant under the new lease is liable to pay a service charge,

(c)     the new lease was granted on or after 14 February 2022,

(d)     the new lease replaces—

(i)     one other lease, which is a qualifying lease (whether under section 119(2) or (3A)), or

(ii)     two or more other leases, at least one of which is a qualifying lease (whether under section 119(2) or (3A)), and

(e)     there is continuity in the property let.

(2)     For the purposes of subsection (1)(d), the new lease replaces another lease if—

(a)     the term of the new lease begins during the term of the other lease, and the new lease is granted in substitution of the other lease, or

(b)     the term of the new lease begins at the end of the term of the other lease (regardless of when the lease is granted).

(3)     For the purposes of subsection (2)(a), the circumstances in

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