Commentary on the Sections: Part 1 Acquisition of right Section 93: Duty to provide information
168.Section 93 places an obligation on any landlord, third party to a lease or manager appointed under the 1987 Act to provide, following a written request, any information required by the RTM company in connection with the exercise of the right to manage.  Such information might include, for example, copies of leases or service charge accounts.  Any request for such information must be complied with within 28 days of the request being made, subject to the proviso that any party cannot be compelled to hand over any information under this section within four months of the date of the claim notice or the date the company takes over management (whichever is the later).  This will mean that if the RTM company specifies an earlier date as the date on which it wishes to take over management responsibility, it will do so in the knowledge that it would not be immediately entitled to any necessary supporting documents.