Part IIILandlord and tenant
Chapter ITenants' rights
Forfeiture
82Notice under s.146 of the Law of Property Act 1925
1
Nothing in section 81 (restriction on termination of tenancy for failure to pay service charge) affects the power of a landlord to serve a notice under section 146(1) of the [1925 c. 20.] Law of Property Act 1925 (restrictions on and relief against forfeiture: notice of breach of covenant or condition).
2
But such a notice in respect of premises let as a dwelling and failure to pay a service charge is ineffective unless it complies with the following requirements.
3
It must state that section 81 applies and set out the effect of subsection (1) of that section.
The Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe a form of words to be used for that purpose.
4
The information or words required must be in characters not less conspicuous than those used in the notice—
a
to indicate that the tenancy may be forfeited, or
b
to specify the breach complained of,
whichever is the more conspicuous.
5
In this section “premises let as a dwelling” and “service charge” have the same meaning as in section 81.
6
Regulations under this section—
a
shall be made by statutory instrument, and
b
may make different provision for different cases or classes of case including different areas.