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Building Safety Act 2022, Paragraph 5 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 24 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

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5(1)A service charge which would otherwise be payable under a qualifying lease in respect of a relevant measure relating to any relevant defect is payable only if (and so far as) the sum of—

(a)the amount of the service charge, and

(b)the total amount of relevant service charges which fell due before the service charge fell due,

does not exceed the permitted maximum.

(2)In this paragraphrelevant service charge” means a service charge under the lease in respect of a relevant measure relating to any relevant defect that—

(a)fell due in the pre-commencement period, or

(b)falls due after commencement.

(3)In sub-paragraph (2)the pre-commencement period” means the period—

(a)beginning 5 years before commencement or, if later, on the day the relevant person became the tenant under the qualifying lease, and

(b)ending with commencement.

The relevant person” means the person who was the tenant under the qualifying lease at commencement.

(4)In this paragraph

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 8 para. 5 in force at 28.6.2022, see s. 170(3)(a)

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