430.Subsections (1) and (2) provide that if there is more than one duty holder for a relevant HMO, they must, so far as possible, co-operate and co-ordinate with each other when carrying out their duties under this Act and regulations made under it.
431.Subsections (3) and (4) provide that where a person is a duty holder for a relevant HMO contained in a regulated building, they must, so far as possible, co-operate and co-ordinate with each accountable person for that building when carrying out their duties under the Act and regulations made under it.
432.A special measures order is an order made under section 109 appointing a person to be a special measures manager for the building, to carry out the building safety functions of one or more accountable persons for the building. If a special measures order is in force for a category 1 building, a duty holder must co-operate with the special measures manager appointed by the order for the purposes of the manager carrying out their functions under the order (subsections (5) and (6)).
433.If an order under section 24 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c.31) is in force which appoints a manager to carry out any building safety functions in relation to the regulated building or any part of it, the duty holder must co-operate with the manager for the purposes of the manager carrying out their “building safety functions” under the order (subsections (7) and (8)). “Building safety function” for the purposes of subsections (7) and (8) is defined in subsection (9).
434.A duty holder must co-operate with each responsible person for the purposes of each responsible person carrying out their duties under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, (subsections (10) and (11)).
Commentary on Sections General Section 91 - Co-operation and co-ordination by duty holders