PART III Discrimination in Other Areas
Premises
F124ALet premises: discrimination in failing to comply with duty
1
It is unlawful for a controller of let premises to discriminate against a disabled person—
a
who is a person to whom the premises are let; or
b
who, although not a person to whom the premises are let, is lawfully under the letting an occupier of the premises.
2
For the purposes of subsection (1), a controller of let premises discriminates against a disabled person if—
a
he fails to comply with a duty under section 24C or 24D imposed on him by reference to the disabled person; and
b
he cannot show that failure to comply with the duty is justified (see section 24K).
3
For the purposes of this section and sections 24B to 24F, a person is a controller of let premises if he is—
a
a person by whom the premises are let; or
b
a person who manages the premises.
4
For the purposes of this section and sections 24B to 24F—
a
“let” includes sub-let; and
b
premises shall be treated as let by a person to another where a person has granted another a contractual licence to occupy them.
5
This section applies only in relation to premises in the United Kingdom.