Use Form N244 For Application Notice to Fix a Date for Possession

Form N244 is the official form typically used in civil proceedings to request court orders. It is commonly used by landlords.

The up-to-date N244 Form can be found at Make an Application to Court: Form N244.

When can a Landlord make an application to the court to fix a date for possession?

An application notice to fix a date for possession on Form N244 can be used by a landlord when a postponed possession order has been obtained against a residential tenant. A postponed possession order is an order granted by the court that does not set an immediate eviction date, allowing the tenant to remain in the property so long as they comply with specific conditions. If the tenant has not complied with the terms of the postponed possession order the landlord can then make an application notice the fix the date.

Other examples of using Form N244 as an application notice to fix a date for possession include:
- If the tenant has breached conditions granted in a suspended possession order
- If the court issued a possession order without a specified date
- If there is urgency the landlord for an earlier possession date, and 
- If the tenant applied to delay eviction the landlord can challenge this application and request a new date.

Before applying to court the landlord must have served on the tenant a notice regarding a date for possession. Please download the Notice to Tenant Regarding Fixing a Date for Possession for this notice and Section 8 Possession Guidance for instructions on completing Form N244 and further information on possession claims.

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