Section 20 Procedure

The formal section 20 consultation procedure is prescribed by the landlord and tenant act 1985 as amended by the commonhold and leasehold reform act 2002 it consists of three stages each requiring a different section 20 notice to be served to leaseholders.

Section 20 procedure. The aim of the section 20 consultation process is to provide leaseholders with an. In addition to the prescribed notices open dialogue and communication with leaseholders during the section 20 consultation procedure is vital to securing the necessary contributions to your planned projects. As a leaseholder you have the right to be consulted if the landlord carries out major works for which you will be asked to pay.

Significantly though if leaseholders have not been consulted about the works using the section 20 procedure they will only have to pay 250 each towards the entire cost of the works. It was put in place to protect leaseholders from paying for inappropriate works or paying more than would be appropriate. Section 20 of the landlord tenant act 1985 as amended by the commonhold leasehold reform act 2002 sets out the three stage consultation procedure with which to follow when carrying out qualifying works to your building where the contribution from any one lessee exceeds 250 or a qualifying long term agreement where the contribution from any one lessee exceeds 100 in one financial year.

The section 20 consultation process for major works forms part of the landlord and tenant act 1985. Introduction to the procedures the commonhold and leasehold reform act 2002 section 151. These are the service charges consultation requirements england regulations 2003 the regulations.

Section 20 s20 is a clause in the landlord and tenant act 1985 which is intended to protect leaseholders from paying unnecessarily large sums for work carried out to their building. We must serve a s20 on any leaseholder who will. Section 20 consultation for council and other public sector landlords consultation for qualifying works to a building and qualifying long term agreements highlighting the obligations of public sector landlords.

Detailed regulations have been produced under section 20 of the landlord and tenant act 1985 as amended by s151 of the commonhold and leasehold reform act 2002 which set out the precise procedures landlords must follow. This procedure aims to assist social workers and their managers to identify and pursue a permanency plan for children and young people in section 20 care within similar timescales to those in place for children subject to proceedings.