C1C2C3PART 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

105C4Consultation on matters of housing management.

1

A landlord authority shall maintain such arrangements as it considers appropriate to enable those of its secure tenants who are likely to be substantially affected by a matter of housing management to which this section applies—

a

to be informed of the authority’s proposals in respect of the matter, and

b

to make their views known to the authority within a specified period;

and the authority shall, before making any decision on the matter, consider any representations made to it in accordance with those arrangements.

2

For the purposes of this section, a matter is one of housing management if, in the opinion of the landlord authority, it relates to—

a

the management, maintenance, improvement or demolition of dwelling-houses let by the authority under secure tenancies, or

b

the provision of services or amenities in connection with such dwelling-houses;

but not so far as it relates to the rent payable under a secure tenancy or to charges for services or facilities provided by the authority.

3

This section applies to matters of housing management which, in the opinion of the landlord authority, represent—

a

a new programme of maintenance, improvement or demolition, or

b

a change in the practice or policy of the authority,

and are likely substantially to affect either its secure tenants as a whole or a group of them who form a distinct social group or occupy dwelling-houses which constitute a distinct class (whether by reference to the kind of dwelling-house, or the housing estate or other larger area in which they are situated).

4

In the case of a landlord authority which is a local housing authority, the reference in subsection (2) to the provision of services or amenities is a reference only to the provision of services or amenities by the authority acting in its capacity as landlord of the dwelling-houses concerned.

5

A landlord authority shall publish details of the arrangements which it makes under this section, and a copy of the documents published under this subsection shall—

a

be made available at the authority’s principal office for inspection at all reasonable hours, without charge, by members of the public, and

b

be given, on payment of a reasonable fee, to any member of the public who asks for one.

6

A landlord authority which is a registered housing association shall, instead of complying with paragraph (a) of subsection (5), send a copy of any document published under that subsection—

a

to the F1Corporation, and

b

to the council of any district or London borough in which there are dwelling-houses let by the association under secure tenancies;

and a council to whom a copy is sent under this subsection shall make it available at its principal office for inspection at all reasonable hours, without charge, by members of the public.