{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/schedule-6/paragraph-18",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/schedule-6/paragraph-18.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1985/68",
  "legislation_title": "Housing Act 1985",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985",
  "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/18",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Where the dwelling-house is a flat, a provision of the lease or of an agreement collateral to it is void in so far as it purports—\n(a) to authorise the recovery of such a charge as is mentioned in paragraph 16A (contributions in respect of repairs, etc.) otherwise than in accordance with that paragraph and paragraph 16B (restrictions in initial period of lease); or\n(b) to authorise the recovery of any charge in respect of costs incurred by the landlord—\n(i) in discharging the obligations imposed by the covenant implied by paragraph 14(3) (rebuilding or reinstatement, &c.), or those obligations as modified in accordance with paragraph 14(4), or\n(ii) in contributing to costs incurred by a superior landlord or other person in discharging obligations to the like effect; or\n(c) to authorise the recovery of an improvement contribution otherwise than in accordance with paragraph 16C (restrictions in initial period of lease).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 6 para. 18 substituted by Housing and Planning Act 1986 (c. 63, SIF 61), s. 4(4)(6)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/schedule/6/paragraph/18",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:59:47.243826+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."
}