Section 95: Jurisdiction of county courts.

Housing Act 1996 · 1996 c. 52View on legislation.gov.uk

Part III: Landlord and Tenant — Chapter I: TENANTS' RIGHTS

Any jurisdiction expressed by a provision to which this section applies to be conferred on the court shall be exercised by the county court.

There shall also be brought in the county court any proceedings for determining any question arising under or by virtue of any provision to which this section applies.

Where, however, other proceedings are properly brought in the High Court, that court has jurisdiction to hear and determine proceedings to which subsection (1) or (2) applies which are joined with those proceedings.

Where proceedings are brought in the county court by virtue of subsection (1) or (2), that court has jurisdiction to hear and determine other proceedings joined with those proceedings despite the fact that they would otherwise be outside its jurisdiction.

The provisions to which this section applies are—

section 81 (restriction on termination of tenancy for failure to pay service charge), and
section 84 (right to appoint surveyor to advise on matters relating to service charges) and Schedule 4 (rights exercisable by surveyor appointed by tenants' association).

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