Landlord and Tenant Act 1985

Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (1985 c 70)

[20F Limitation of service charges [variable service charges]: excluded costs for higher-risk buildings]

[20G Limitation of variable service charges: insurance costs]

[20H Right to claim where excluded insurance costs charged]

[20I Right of landlord to obtain costs attributable to permitted insurance payments]

[20J Limitation of variable service charges: non-litigation costs of enfranchisement etc]

[20K Right to claim where non-litigation costs charged contrary to section 20J]

21 Request for summary of relevant costs [21 Regular statements of account] [21 Service charge information]

[21A Withholding of service charges]

[21B Notice to accompany demands for service charges]

[21C Service charge demands]

[21D Service charge accounts]

[21E Annual reports]

[21F Right to obtain information on request]

[21G Requests under section 21F: further provision]

[21H Effect of assignment on requests under section 21F]

22 Request to inspect supporting accounts &c [22 Inspection etc of documents]

23 Request relating to information held by superior landlord [23 Information held by superior landlord]

[23A Effect of change of landlord]

24 Effect of assignment on request [24 Effect of assignment]

25 Failure to comply with ss 21, 22, or 23 an offence

[25A Enforcement of duties relating to service charges]

26 Exception: tenants of certain public authorities

27 Exception: rent registered and not entered as variable

[27A Liability to pay service charges: jurisdiction]

28 Meaning of “qualified accountant”

29 Meaning of “recognised tenants' association”

[29A Tenants' associations: power to request information about tenants]

30 Meaning of [“landlord”, “tenant” etc]

[30A Rights of tenants with respect to insurance]

[30B Recognised tenants' associations to be consulted about managing agents]

[30C Implied terms relating to building safety]

[30D Liability for building safety costs]

[30E Liability for remuneration of building safety director of resident management company etc]

[30F Restrictions on contracting out of sections 30C to 30E]

[30G Jurisdiction of county court]

[30H Specific performance of implied terms]

[30I Interpretation of building safety provisions]

[30J Right of tenants to claim litigation costs from landlords]

[30K Sales information requests]

[30L Effect of sales information request]

[30M Charges for provision of information]

[30N Enforcement of sections 30L and 30M]

[30P Interpretation of sections 30K to 30N]

31 Reserve power to limit rents

[31A . . .]

[31B . . .]

[31C . . .]

32 Provisions not applying to tenancies within Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954

33 Liability of directors, &c for offences by body corporate

34 Power of local housing authority to prosecute

35 Application to Isles of Scilly

36 Meaning of “lease” and “tenancy” and related expressions

37 Meaning of “statutory tenant” and related expressions

[37A Procedure applicable to statutory instruments]

38 Minor definitions

39 Index of defined expressions

[39A Crown application]

40 Short title, commencement and extent

[SCHEDULE Rights of Tenants with Respect to Insurance]

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