Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002

Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (c. 28)

15 (1) Section 26 (applications where relevant landlord cannot be found) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1)—

(a) for the words from “not less” to “those premises” substitute “a RTE company which satisfies the requirement in section 13(2)(b) wishes to make a claim to exercise the right to collective enfranchisement”,

(b) for “qualifying tenants in question” substitute “RTE company”, and

(c) for “on behalf of those tenants” substitute “by the RTE company”.

(3) In subsection (2)—

(a) for the words from “not less” to “those premises” substitute “a RTE company which satisfies the requirement in section 13(2)(b) wishes to make a claim to exercise the right to collective enfranchisement”, and

(b) for “qualifying tenants in question” substitute “RTE company”.

(4) In subsection (3), for “those tenants” substitute “the RTE company”.

(5) In subsection (3A)—

(a) for the words from “not less” to “those premises” substitute “a RTE company which satisfies the requirement in section 13(2)(b) wishes to make a claim to exercise the right to collective enfranchisement”, and

(b) for “qualifying tenants in question” substitute “RTE company”.

(6) In subsection (4)—

(a) for “applicants” substitute “RTE company”, and

(b) insert at the end (but not as part of paragraph (b)) “and that the RTE company has given notice of the application to each person who is the qualifying tenant of a flat contained in those premises.”

(7) In subsection (5)—

(a) for “applicants” (in both places) substitute “RTE company”, and

(b) for “their” substitute “its”.

(8) In subsection (6), for “applicants” (in each place) substitute “RTE company”.

(9) In subsection (9), for “persons making the application on any person who the applicants know or have” substitute “RTE company on any person who it knows or has”.