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Paragraph 7 Landlord's acceptance of tenant's repair claim etcI1

England and Wales Not yet in force

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)

Where none of the grounds set out in Annex B is relied on by the landlord, the landlord shall—

(a)

accept the tenant's repair claim;

(b)

approve the works specified in the tenant's repair claim with or without modifications; and

(c)

authorise the materials to be used in carrying out the works specified in the tenant's repair claim.

(2)

In any of the circumstances described in sub-paragraph (3) below (but not otherwise), the landlord may, in accepting the tenant's repair claim, impose a condition that all or any of the repair works shall be carried out by a person approved by the landlord.

(3)

The circumstances referred to in sub-paragraph (2) above are that—

(i)

the tenant does not wish to carry out the repair works himself; or

(ii)

in the landlord's opinion, the tenant is not likely to carry out the repair works without risk to his safety or that of any other person.

(4)

The landlord may impose no condition of acceptance of the tenant's repair claim other than that specified in sub-paragraph (2) above.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. para. 7 in force at 1.1.1986, see reg. 1