30. Mr. Straussasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that at present a tenant who leave premises damaged by aid-raids, while the local authority carries out the necessary repairs, has no right of reoccupation of those premises when the repairs are completed; and will he take steps to remedy this flaw in the legislation covering the rights of tenants?
§ Mr. E. BrownI would refer my hon. Friend to Section 1 (6) of the Landlord and Tenant (War Damage) (Amendment) Act, 1941, which provides that the Court may grant possession to the landlord of a house rendered unfit by war-damage only after three months have elapsed since the property was rendered fit and during the whole of which period the tenant has not been in occupation and has paid no rent.