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Housing and Planning Act 2016, Cross Heading: Administration charges is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 January 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

Administration chargesE+W

131Limitation of administration charges: costs of proceedingsE+W

In Schedule 11 to the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (administration charges), after paragraph 5 insert—

Limitation of administration charges: costs of proceedings

5A(1)A tenant of a dwelling in England may apply to the relevant court or tribunal for an order reducing or extinguishing the tenant's liability to pay a particular administration charge in respect of litigation costs.

(2)The relevant court or tribunal may make whatever order on the application it considers to be just and equitable.

(3)In this paragraph—

(a)litigation costs” means costs incurred, or to be incurred, by the landlord in connection with proceedings of a kind mentioned in the table, and

(b)the relevant court or tribunal” means the court or tribunal mentioned in the table in relation to those proceedings.

Proceedings to which costs relate “The relevant court or tribunal”
Court proceedingsThe court before which the proceedings are taking place or, if the application is made after the proceedings are concluded, the county court
First-tier Tribunal proceedingsThe First-tier Tribunal
Upper Tribunal proceedingsThe Upper Tribunal
Arbitration proceedingsThe arbitral tribunal or, if the application is made after the proceedings are concluded, the county court.

Commencement Information

I1S. 131 in force at 6.4.2017 by S.I. 2017/281, reg. 4(h) (with reg. 6)

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