{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commonhold-and-leasehold-reform-act-2002/section-35",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commonhold-and-leasehold-reform-act-2002/section-35.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2002/15",
  "legislation_title": "Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commonhold-and-leasehold-reform-act-2002",
  "path": "section/35",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "35",
  "heading": "Duty to manage",
  "text": "(1) The directors of a commonhold association shall exercise their powers so as to permit or facilitate so far as possible—\n(a) the exercise by each unit-holder of his rights, and\n(b) the enjoyment by each unit-holder of the freehold estate in his unit.\n(2) The directors of a commonhold association shall, in particular, use any right, power or procedure conferred or created by virtue of section 37 for the purpose of preventing, remedying or curtailing a failure on the part of a unit-holder to comply with a requirement or duty imposed on him by virtue of the commonhold community statement or a provision of this Part.\n(3) But in respect of a particular failure on the part of a unit-holder (the “defaulter”) the directors of a commonhold association—\n(a) need not take action if they reasonably think that inaction is in the best interests of establishing or maintaining harmonious relationships between all the unit-holders, and that it will not cause any unit-holder (other than the defaulter) significant loss or significant disadvantage, and\n(b) shall have regard to the desirability of using arbitration, mediation or conciliation procedures (including referral under a scheme approved under section 42) instead of legal proceedings wherever possible.\n(4) A reference in this section to a unit-holder includes a reference to a tenant of a unit.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/15/section/35",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:19:35.598757+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}