Liability to pay administration charges
402.Paragraph 5 provides that an application may be made to a LVT for a determination whether or not an administration charge is payable and if so, by whom it is payable, to whom it is payable, the amount which is payable, the date on which it is payable or the manner in which it is payable. The jurisdiction of the LVT in such matters is in addition to any jurisdiction of a court. No application may be made in respect of a matter which has been agreed or admitted by a leaseholder or which has been determined by a court or arbitral tribunal. However, payment of all or part of a charge does not constitute admitting it or any other matter. Certain agreements providing for questions about administration charges to be determined in a particular manner are void. As with service charges arbitration agreements will be void unless they are entered into after a dispute has arisen.
