# Housing and Planning Act 2016, Section 51A: Landlord which is body corporate: liability of directors etc


(1) This section applies where—
(a) a landlord which is a body corporate has committed an offence to which this Chapter applies, and
(b) the offence—
(i) was committed with the consent or connivance of a relevant person in relation to the body corporate, or of a person purporting to act in the capacity of a relevant person in relation to the body corporate, or
(ii) was a specified offence and was attributable to any neglect on the part of such a person.
(2) That person, as well as the body corporate, is treated for the purposes of this Chapter as having committed the offence.
(3) In this Chapter a reference to the landlord includes that person.
(4) In this section—
“relevant person” means—
(a)in relation to a body corporate other than one the affairs of which are managed by its members, a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body;
(b)in relation to a body corporate the affairs of which are managed by its members, a member who exercises functions of management with respect to it;
“specified offence” means an offence under—
(a) section 1 (2) of the Protection from Eviction Act 1977;
(b) section 16J (2) or (3) of the Housing Act 1988;
(c) section 30 (1), 32(1), 72(1) or 95(1) of the Housing Act 2004;
(d)section 21 of this Act;
(e)section 67(1) or 92(2) of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2016/22/section/51A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-and-planning-act-2016/section-51A
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