88Occupiers’ duties relating to fire safety risks and provision of information(1)

Subsection (2) applies to an occupier of a relevant HMO who is aged 18 or over, where the relevant HMO is not contained in a regulated building.

(2)

The occupier must not—

(a)

in, on or in relation to the relevant HMO, do any act that creates a significant risk or significantly increases any existing risk that, if fire breaks out in the relevant HMO, the fire will spread from the relevant HMO;

(b)

without reasonable excuse, remove, damage, or interfere with the functioning of anything that—

(i)

is in, or forms part of, the relevant HMO, and

(ii)

is intended to improve the safety of people in or about the relevant HMO in relation to a fire safety risk.

(3)

Subsection (4) applies to an occupier of a relevant HMO who is aged 18 or over, whether or not the relevant HMO is contained in a regulated building.

(4)

The occupier must comply with a request for information if—

(a)

the request—

(i)

is made by the landlord of the relevant HMO, and

(ii)

is for information that is necessary to enable the landlord to comply with sections 81 to 84 or regulations made under those sections (assessment of fire safety risks);

(b)

the request—

(i)

is made by a duty holder for the relevant HMO, and

(ii)

is for information that is necessary to enable the duty holder to comply with section 85 or regulations made under it (management of fire safety risks).