Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 Explanatory Notes

Claim to acquire right

Section 80: Contents of claim notice

141.Section 80 makes provision in respect of minimum requirements to be contained in the claim notice.  These are designed to ensure that the company demonstrates that it qualifies to acquire the right to manage.  The company must specify a date, which must be at least a month after the date of the claim notice, by which recipients of that notice are invited to give a counter-notice (see section 84).  The company must also specify a date, which must be at least three months after the last day for giving a counter-notice, on which it intends to take over the management of the premises.  There is a power to specify further requirements for the notice by secondary legislation.

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