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(1)This Chapter has effect to confer on two or more qualifying tenants of dwellings held on leases from the same landlord the right, exercisable subject to and in accordance with this Chapter, to have an audit carried out on their behalf which relates to the management of the relevant premises and any appurtenant property by or on behalf of the landlord.
(2)That right shall be exercisable—
(a)where the relevant premises consist of or include two dwellings let to qualifying tenants of the same landlord, by either or both of those tenants; and
(b)where the relevant premises consist of or include three or more dwellings let to qualifying tenants of the same landlord, by not less than two-thirds of those tenants;
and in this Chapter the dwellings let to those qualifying tenants are referred to as “the constituent dwellings”.
(3)In relation to an audit on behalf of two or more qualifying tenants—
(a)“the relevant premises” means so much of—
(i)the building or buildings containing the dwellings let to those tenants, and
(ii)any other building or buildings,
as constitutes premises in relation to which management functions are discharged in respect of the costs of which common service charge contributions are payable under the leases of those qualifying tenants; and
(b)“appurtenant property” means so much of any property not contained in the relevant premises as constitutes property in relation to which any such management functions are discharged.
(4)This Chapter also has effect to confer on a single qualifying tenant of a dwelling the right, exercisable subject to and in accordance with this Chapter, to have an audit carried out on his behalf which relates to the management of the relevant premises and any appurtenant property by or on behalf of the landlord.
(5)That right shall be exercisable by a single qualifying tenant of a dwelling where the relevant premises contain no other dwelling let to a qualifying tenant apart from that let to him.
(6)In relation to an audit on behalf of a single qualifying tenant—
(a)“the relevant premises” means so much of—
(i)the building containing the dwelling let to him, and
(ii)any other building or buildings,
as constitutes premises in relation to which management functions are discharged in respect of the costs of which a service charge is payable under his lease (whether as a common service charge contribution or otherwise); and
(b)“appurtenant property” means so much of any property not contained in the relevant premises as constitutes property in relation to which any such management functions are discharged.
(7)The provisions of sections 78 to 83 shall, with any necessary modifications, have effect in relation to an audit on behalf of a single qualifying tenant as they have effect in relation to an audit on behalf of two or more qualifying tenants.
(8)For the purposes of this section common service charge contributions are payable by two or more persons under their leases if they may be required under the terms of those leases to contribute to the same costs by the payment of service charges.
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