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Landlord and Tenant Act 1985

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Information to be given to tenant

    1. 1.Disclosure of landlord’s identity.

    2. 2.Disclosure of directors, &c. of corporate landlord.

    3. 3.Duty to inform tenant of assignment of landlord’s interest.

    4. 3A.Duty to inform tenant of possible right to acquire landlord’s interest.

  3. Provision of rent books

    1. 4.Provision of rent books.

    2. 5.Information to be contained in rent books.

    3. 6.Information to be supplied by companies.

    4. 7.Offences.

  4. Implied terms as to fitness for human habitation

    1. 8.Implied terms as to fitness for human habitation: Wales.

    2. 9.Application of s. 8 to certain houses occupied by agricultural workers.

    3. 9A.Fitness for human habitation of dwellings in England

    4. 9B.Leases to which section 9A applies

    5. 9C.Application of section 9A to certain dwellings occupied by agricultural workers

    6. 10.Fitness for human habitation.

  5. Implied term as to remedying of hazards

    1. 10A.Remedying of hazards occurring in dwellings let on relevant social housing leases

    2. 10B.Regulations section 10A: supplementary provision

  6. Repairing obligations

    1. 11.Repairing obligations in short leases.

    2. 12.Restriction on contracting out of s. 11.

    3. 13.Leases to which s. 11 applies: general rule.

    4. 14.Leases to which s. 11 applies: exceptions.

    5. 15.Jurisdiction of county court.

    6. 16.Meaning of “lease” and related expressions.

    7. 17.Specific performance of landlord’s repairing obligations.

  7. Service charges

    1. 18.Meaning of “service charge” and “relevant costs”.

    2. 19.Limitation of service charges: reasonableness.

    3. 20.Limitation of service charges: consultation requirements

    4. 20ZA.Consultation requirements: supplementary

    5. 20A.Limitation of service charges: grant-aided works.

    6. 20B.Limitation of service charges: time limit on making demands.

    7. 20C.Limitation of service charges: costs of proceedings.

    8. 20D.Limitation of service charges: remediation works

    9. 20E.Regulations under section 20D

    10. 20F.Limitation of service charges: excluded costs for higher-risk buildings

    11. 21.Service charge information

    12. 21A.Withholding of service charges

    13. 21B.Notice to accompany demands for service charges

    14. 22.Request to inspect supporting accounts &c.

    15. 23.Request relating to information held by superior landlord.

    16. 23A.Effect of change of landlord

    17. 24.Effect of assignment on request.

    18. 25.Failure to comply with s. 21, 22 or 23 an offence.

    19. 26.Exception: tenants of certain public authorities.

    20. 27.Exception: rent registered and not entered as variable.

    21. 27A.Liability to pay service charges: jurisdiction

    22. 28.Meaning of “qualified accountant”.

    23. 29.Meaning of “recognised tenants’ association”.

    24. 29A.Tenants' associations: power to request information about tenants

    25. 30.Meaning of “landlord”, “tenant” etc.

  8. Insurance

    1. 30A.Rights of tenants with respect to insurance.

  9. Managing agents

    1. 30B.Recognised tenants’ associations to be consulted about managing agents.

  10. Higher-risk buildings in England

    1. 30C.Implied terms relating to building safety

    2. 30D.Liability for building safety costs

    3. 30E.Liability for remuneration of building safety director of resident management company etc

    4. 30F.Restrictions on contracting out of sections 30C to 30E

    5. 30G.Jurisdiction of county court

    6. 30H.Specific performance of implied terms

    7. 30I.Interpretation of building safety provisions

  11. Miscellaneous

    1. 31.Reserve power to limit rents.

  12. Supplementary provisions

    1. 31A.Jurisdiction of leasehold valuation tribunal.

    2. 31B.Leasehold valuation tribunal: applications and fees.

    3. 31C.Transfer of cases from county court.

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

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

    6. 34.Power of local housing authority to prosecute.

    7. 35.Application to Isles of Scilly.

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

    9. 37.Meaning of “statutory tenant” and related expressions.

    10. 38.Minor definitions.

    11. 39.Index of defined expressions.

  13. Final provisions

    1. 40.Short title, commencement and extent.

    1. SCHEDULE

      RIGHTS OF TENANTS WITH RESPECT TO INSURANCE

      1. Construction

        1. 1.In this Schedule— “ landlord ”, in relation to a...

      2. Request for summary of insurance cover

        1. 2.

      3. Request to inspect insurance policy etc.

        1. 3.

      4. Request relating to insurance effected by superior landlord

        1. 4.

        2. 4A.Effect of change of landlord

      5. Effect of assignment on request

        1. 5.

      6. Failure to comply with paragraph 2, 3 or 4 an offence

        1. 6.

      7. Tenant’s right to notify insurers of possible claim

        1. 7.(1) This paragraph applies to any dwelling in respect of...

      8. Right to challenge landlord’s choice of insurers

        1. 8.

      9. Exception for tenants of certain public authorities

        1. 9.

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