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Paragraph 17 Tenant's further claim for paymentI1

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(1)

The tenant's further claim for payment shall only be made where—

(a)

in a case to which paragraph 16 applies, the tenant has, in his opinion, completed the further repair works or sub-paragraph (2) below applies;

(b)

in a case where the landlord's notice under paragraph 15 refusing the tenant's claim for payment relied on ground D, an inspection of the repair works has been made.

(2)

This sub-paragraph applies where, after the further repair works have been started, it is discovered that the condition of the dwelling-house is such that it is not reasonable for the tenant to proceed further with those works.

(3)

The tenant's further claim for payment shall be made by serving notice in writing on the landlord before the date specified in the landlord's notice of refusal of payment in accordance with paragraph 15 or before such later date as the landlord may in any case allow.

(4)

The tenant's further claim for payment shall state—

(a)

in a case to which paragraph 16 applies,

(i)

whether, in the tenant's opinion, the further repair works have been completed and, if they have not, the reason for their not being completed;

(ii)

whether all or any of the further repair works have been carried out by a person other than the tenant and, if so, the name of that person;

(b)

in a case where the landlord's notice under paragraph 15 refusing the tenant's claim for payment specified ground D as a reason for refusal, the date on which the inspection of the repair works was made; and

(c)

the costs the tenant has incurred in carrying out the further repair works.

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Commencement

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Sch. para. 17 in force at 1.1.1986, see reg. 1