Housing Act 1985

Provisions for protection of owner and others E+W

199—201. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1 E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 199 - 201 repealed with saving by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), ss. 130(1)(3), 140(2), Sch. 15 para. 9, Sch. 18

202 Owner not in receipt of rents, &c. to receive notice of proceedings. E+W

If an owner of premises who is not the person in receipt of the rents and profits gives notice to the local housing authority of his interest in the premises, the authority shall give him notice of any proceedings taken by them in pursuance of this Part.

203 Saving for rights arising from breach of covenant, &c. E+W

(1) Nothing in this Part prejudices or interferes with the rights or remedies of an owner for breach of any covenant or contract entered into by a lessee in reference to premises in respect of which a repair notice is served.

(2) If an owner is obliged to take possession of premises in order to comply with a repair notice the taking possession does not affect his right to avail himself of any such breach which occurred before he took possession.

(3) No action taken under this Part prejudices or affects any remedy available to the tenant of [F2 any premises] against his landlord, either at common law or otherwise.

Textual Amendments

F2 Words substituted by Housing Act 1988 (c. 50, SIF 61), s. 130(1)(3), Sch. 15 para. 10

204 Effect of approved proposals for re-development. E+W

Where the local housing authority have under section 308 (owner’s re-development proposals) approved proposals for the re-development of land, no action shall be taken in relation to the land under this Part if and so long as the re-development is being proceeded with in accordance with the proposals and within the time limits specified by the authority, subject to any variation or extension approved by the authority.