Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002

99 Approvals: supplementary

(1) If a person to whom notice is given under section 98(4) objects to the grant of the approval before the time when the RTM company would first be entitled to grant it, the RTM company may grant it only—

(a) in accordance with the written agreement of the person who objected, or

(b) in accordance with a determination of (or on an appeal from) a leasehold valuation tribunal.

(2) An objection to the grant of the approval may not be made by a person unless he could withhold the approval if the function of granting it were exercisable by him (and not by the RTM company).

(3) And a person may not make an objection operating only if a condition or requirement is not satisfied unless he could grant the approval subject to the condition or requirement being satisfied if the function of granting it were so exercisable.

(4) An objection to the grant of the approval is made by giving notice of the objection (and of any condition or requirement which must be satisfied if it is not to operate) to—

(a) the RTM company, and

(b) the tenant,

and, if the approval is to a tenant approving an act of a sub-tenant, to the sub-tenant.

(5) An application to a leasehold valuation tribunal for a determination under subsection (1)(b) may be made by—

(a) the RTM company,

(b) the tenant,

(c) if the approval is to a tenant approving an act of a sub-tenant, the sub-tenant, or

(d) any person who is landlord under the lease.