PART VIRent Limit for Dwellings Let by Housing Associations, Housing Trusts and the Housing Corporation
Miscellaneous
95Duty of landlord to supply statement of rent under previous tenancy
1
Where the rent payable under a tenancy is subject to the rent limit specified in section 88(4)(b) of this Act, the landlord shall, on being so requested in writing by the tenant, supply him with a statement in writing of the rent which was payable for the last rental period of the other tenancy referred to in that subsection.
2
If, without reasonable excuse, a landlord who has received such a request—
a
fails to supply the statement referred to in subsection (1) above within 21 days of receiving the request, or
b
supplies a statement which is false in any material particular,
he shall be liable on a first conviction to a fine not exceeding £50 and, on a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding £100.
3
Where an offence under this section committed by a body corporate is proved to have been committed with the consent or connivance of, or to be attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager or secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate or any person who was purporting to act in any such capacity, he as well as the body corporate shall be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.