# The Housing (Right to Manage) (England) Regulations 2012, Regulation 4: Definition and general duties of tenant management organisations

Extent: E+W

(1) A tenant management organisation is an organisation which satisfies the following conditions —
(a) it has a constitution in written form;
(b) its constitution specifies an area in relation to which it seeks to enter into a TMO agreement with an authority;
(c) its constitution provides that any tenant of a house in that area may become a member of the TMO;
(d) its constitution provides that, in conducting its affairs, the TMO must avoid any unlawful discrimination;
(e) its constitution provides that the affairs of the TMO must be conducted either—
(i) by the members of the TMO at a general meeting; or
(ii) by a committee or board of directors elected by members of the TMO.
(2) For the purposes of these Regulations, a TMO—
(a) is not disqualified from being a TMO if its constitution contains provision for matters other than those specified in paragraph (1); and
(b) does not cease to be a TMO if its constitution is at any time amended to contain such provision.
(3) In exercising its functions under these Regulations, a TMO—
(a) must act in accordance with the provisions of its constitution relevant to the exercise of its functions under these Regulations; and
(b) must have regard to any guidance provided from time to time by the Secretary of State relevant to the exercise of its functions under these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/1821/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-right-to-manage-england-regulations-2012/regulation-4
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