Information held by superior landlord
387.Paragraph 1 amends section 23 of the 1985 Act (which deals with information held by a superior landlord) to bring it in line with the new sections 21 and 22 that will be introduced by sections 152 and 154. Under the new section 23A, landlords are entitled to obtain information from a superior landlord, where it was needed to produce an accounting statement. Where a superior landlord held documents which were relevant to an accounting statement, tenants will also have the right to inspect them, or to have copies provided to them on payment of a reasonable fee.
Change of Landlord
388.Paragraph 2 inserts a new section 23A, which makes provision to ensure that where a landlord disposes of his interest, he remains under an obligation to provide accounting information to his former tenants where he was in a position to do so. The new owner will also be under an obligation to provide accounting information relating to the activities of the previous owner, to the extent that he was able to do so.