31B. (1) This section shall apply to a dwelling purchased by a landlord where the tenant of the dwelling—

(a) is or was a tenant referred to in section 31(1)(a)(iii) on the date that the dwelling is or was purchased by the landlord, and

(b) has received from his or her previous landlord, prior to the date referred to in paragraph (a), a notice of termination in respect of the dwelling on the ground specified in paragraph 3 of the Table to section 34 of the Act of 2004,

in this section referred to as an "occupied dwelling".

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), this section shall apply to an occupied dwelling purchased by the Housing Agency prior to the date of the coming into operation of this section.

(3) Sections 29 and 30 shall apply to an occupied dwelling as they apply to a dwelling subject to—

(a) the modification that the written consent of the tenant shall not be required pursuant to section 29(3)(c), and

(b) any other necessary modifications.

(4) Where an occupied dwelling is designated as a cost rental dwelling under section 30, the landlord shall—

(a) lease it to the tenant who occupied the dwelling prior to the cost rental designation,

(b) lease it on terms in accordance with the cost rental designation, and

(c) enter into a cost rental tenancy agreement in respect of that dwelling in accordance with regulations made by the Minister under subsection (5).

(5) The Minister may, for the purposes of this section, prescribe the form and content of a cost rental tenancy agreement, including mandatory terms of the agreement, which may include, but shall not be limited to, covenants on the part of the landlord and the tenant, agreements and provisos with regard to the cost rental tenancy, provision for the giving or service of notices, deemed dates of receipt of notices and other incidental and consequential matters.

(6) Following the termination of the cost rental tenancy agreement referred to in subsection (4)(c), the landlord shall lease the cost rental dwelling in accordance with section 31.]