C1Part 1Commonhold

Annotations:

Operation of commonhold

38AF1Building safety assessment

1

A commonhold community statement for a higher-risk commonhold must make provision—

a

requiring the directors of the commonhold association to make an annual estimate of the income required to be raised from unit-holders to meet the building safety expenses of the association,

b

enabling the directors of the commonhold association to make estimates from time to time of income required to be raised from unit-holders in addition to the annual estimate,

c

specifying the percentage of any estimate made under paragraph (a) or (b) which is to be allocated to each unit,

d

requiring each unit-holder to make payments in respect of the percentage of any estimate which is allocated to their unit, and

e

requiring the directors of the commonhold association to serve notices on unit-holders specifying payments required to be made by them and the date on which each payment is due.

2

For the purpose of subsection (1)(c)—

a

the percentages allocated by a commonhold community statement to the commonhold units must amount in aggregate to 100;

b

a commonhold community statement may specify 0 per cent in relation to a unit.

3

In this section—

  • building safety expenses of the association” means the expenses incurred by the commonhold association or special measures manager for the higher-risk building in connection with taking measures that the association or manager is required or permitted to take under Part 4 of the Building Safety Act 2022, or regulations made under that Part of that Act;

  • special measures manager” means a person appointed under paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Building Safety Act 2022.