# Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, Paragraph 16: Duty of landlord to give copies of the rent variation notice to superior landlords

Extent: E+W
Status: prospective

(1) This paragraph applies if the landlord is given a rent variation notice by the tenant.
(2) The landlord must give a copy of the rent variation notice to any person whom the landlord believes is a superior landlord.
(3) But that duty does not apply if the landlord has been notified under paragraph 17(5)(b) that a copy of the rent variation notice has been given to that person.
(4) The landlord must comply with that duty as soon as reasonably practicable after—
(a) being given the rent variation notice, or
(b) forming the belief that a person is a superior landlord (if that is after the rent variation notice was given).
(5) If the landlord gives a copy of the rent variation notice to a person under sub-paragraph (2), the landlord must, together with the copy, give that person the names of—
(a) all of the persons to whom the landlord has given a copy of the notice under this paragraph, and
(b) any other persons that the landlord is aware have been given a copy of the notice.
(6) If the landlord fails to comply with a duty in this paragraph, the landlord is liable in damages for any loss suffered by any other person as a result of the failure.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/22/schedule/10/paragraph/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/leasehold-and-freehold-reform-act-2024/schedule-10/paragraph-16
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