Part 5Regulation of estate management

Rights relating to estate management charges

81Requests under section 80: further provision

1

Subsections (2) to (6) apply where a person (“R”) requests information under section 80 from another person (“P”).

2

R may request that P provide the information to R by allowing R access to premises where R may inspect the information and make and remove a copy of the information.

3

P must provide information which P is required to provide under section 80

a

before the end of a specified period beginning with the day the request is made, and

b

if R has made a request under subsection (2), by allowing R the access requested during a specified period.

Specified” means specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.

4

P may charge R for the costs of doing anything required under section 80 or this section.

5

But, if P is an estate manager, P may not charge an owner of a managed dwelling for the costs of allowing the owner access to premises to inspect information (but may charge for the making of copies).

6

The costs referred to in subsection (4) may be relevant costs for the purposes of an estate management charge (whether charged to an owner of that dwelling or another dwelling).

7

Regulations under subsection (3) may provide for circumstances in which a specified period is to be extended.

8

The Secretary of State may by regulations make further provision as to how information requested under section 80 is to be provided.

9

A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to the negative procedure.