Part 4: Higher-risk buildings Landlord and tenant etc Section 113: Provision of building safety information Effect
This section inserts into the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 two new sections applying to dwellings in higher-risk buildings. Section 47A requires certain building safety information to be included in certain demands, for example, for rent or service charges. Section 49A places a duty on landlords to give tenants notice of that building safety information.
	When serving a written demand for rent, service charges or an administrative charge, the demand must include the relevant building safety (see below).
	If the information is not provided then any service charge or administration charge demanded will not be treated as due until such time as the information is supplied. This section only postpones the requirement to make payment and those sums become payable once the information is provided. This rule does not apply where there is a court- or tribunal-appointed receiver or manager in place, whose functions include the receiving of service charges or administration charges or a special measures order is in place for the building.
	Under section 49A the landlord must give written notification of the relevant building safety information. The requirement may be fulfilled by giving such notice to a prospective tenant before the tenancy commences.
	Where a landlord fails to give such notice to a tenant, this section states that any rent, service charge or administration charge due from the tenant to the landlord is not due before the landlord gives the notice to the tenant. This section only postpones the requirement to make payment and those sums (including any arrears accrued) become payable once the information is provided. This rule does not apply where there is a court or tribunal-appointed receiver or manager in place whose functions include the receiving of rent, service charges or administration charges or a special measures order is in place for the building.
	The requirement applies to landlords of dwellings in higher-risk buildings (other than those to which Part II Landlord and Tenant Act 1954  (business tenancies) apply) and applies regardless of the length of the lease or tenancy.
	The relevant building safety information in both sections 47A and 49A is (a) a statement the premises consist of or include a dwelling in a higher-risk building and (b), the name and contact details of the principal accountable person, any special measures manager and the regulator.
	The provisions will apply to all existing leases (including tenancies) in affected buildings when they come into force.