C1C2C3 PART IV SECURE TENANCIES AND RIGHTS OF SECURE TENANTS

Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2

Pt. IV (ss. 79-117) modified (1.4.1995) by S.I. 1995/401, art. 18, Sch. para. 8(c)

C3

Pt. IV (ss. 79-117) extended (1.10.1997) by 1996 c. 27, ss. 53, 63(4), Sch. 7 Pt. II para. 7(3)(6) (with Sch. 9 paras. 8-10); S.I. 1997/1892, art. 3 (subject to transitional provisions in art. 4(b)(c))

Provision of information and consultation

104 Provision of information about tenancies.

1

Every body which lets dwelling-houses under secure tenancies shall from time to time publish information about its secure tenancies, in such form as it considers best suited to explain in simple terms, and so far as it considers it appropriate, the effect of—

a

the express terms of its secure tenancies,

b

the provisions of this Part F1. . . , and

c

the provisions of sections 11 to 16 of the M1Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (landlord’s repairing obligations),

and shall ensure that so far as is reasonably practicable the information so published is kept up to date.

2

The landlord under a secure tenancy shall supply the tenant with—

a

a copy of the information for secure tenants published by it under subsection (1), and

b

a written statement of the terms of the tenancy, so far as they are neither expressed in the lease or written tenancy agreement (if any) nor implied by law;

and the statement required by paragraph (b) shall be supplied F2when the secure tenancy arises or as soon as practicable afterwards.

F33

A local authority which is the landlord under a secure tenancy shall supply the tenant, at least once in every relevant year, with a copy of such information relating to the provisions mentioned in subsection (1)(b) and (c) as was last published by it; and in this subsection “ relevant year ” means any period of twelve months beginning with an anniversary of the date of such publication.