The Civil Procedure Rules 1998

Application for order under section 24 of the Act of 1987

Rule 18—(1) An applicant for an order under section 24 of the Act of 1987(1) shall state—

(a) the premises to which the application relates;

(b) the name and address of the applicant and of the landlord of the premises, or, where the landlord cannot be found or his identity ascertained, the steps taken to find him or ascertain his identity;

(c) the name and address of every person known to the applicant who is likely to be affected by the application, including, but not limited to, the other tenants of flats contained in the premises, any mortgagee or superior landlord of the landlord, and any tenants' association;

(d) the name, address and qualifications of the person it is desired to be appointed manager of the premises;

(e) the functions which it is desired that the manager should carry out; and

(f) the grounds of the application,

and a copy of the notice served on the landlord under section 22 of the Act of 1987(2) shall be appended to the claim form unless the requirement to serve such a notice has been dispensed with, and an additional copy of the notice shall be filed.

(2) The respondent to an application for an order under section 24 of the Act of 1987 shall be the landlord of the premises.

(3) A copy of the application shall be served on—

(a) each of the persons named by the applicant under paragraph (1)(c), together with a notice stating that he may apply under rule 14 to be made a party to the proceedings; and

(b) the person named under paragraph (1)(d).

(4) RSC Order 30, rules 2 to 8 shall apply to proceedings in which an application is made for an order under section 24 of the Act of 1987 as they apply to proceedings in which an application is made for the appointment of a receiver, and as if for the references in those rules to a receiver there were references to a manager under the Act of 1987.

(1)

1987 c. 31; section 24 was amended by the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52), section 85, 227, schedule 19, Part III.

(2)

Section 22 was amended by the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52), section 86.