Section 132 Personal representativesI1

In section 39 of the 1993 Act, after subsection (3) insert—

“(3A)

On the death of a person who has for the two years before his death been a qualifying tenant of a flat, the right conferred by this Chapter is exercisable, subject to and in accordance with this Chapter, by his personal representatives; and, accordingly, in such a case references in this Chapter to the tenant shall, in so far as the context permits, be to the personal representatives.”

In section 42 of the 1993 Act (notice by qualifying tenant of claim to exercise right), before subsection (5) insert—

“(4A)

A notice under this section may not be given by the personal representatives of a tenant later than two years after the grant of probate or letters of administration.”