Commentary on the Sections: Part 1 Ground rent Forfeiture of leases of dwellings Section 167: Failure to pay small amount for short period
289.Section 167 prevents the use of forfeiture for amounts due under the lease which are less than a prescribed sum unless the amount or any part of it has been outstanding for more than a prescribed period. The section applies to rent, service charges and administration charges.
290.Subsection (3) provides that additional charges applied for non-payment of any amount will not be taken into account in considering whether the prescribed sum has been exceeded.