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Section 263: Meaning of "person having control" and "person managing" etc.

Housing Act 2004 · 2004 c. 34View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 7: Supplementary and final provisions

In this Act "person having control", in relation to premises, means (unless the context otherwise requires) the person who receives the rack-rent of the premises (whether on his own account or as agent or trustee of another person), or who would so receive it if the premises were let at a rack-rent.

In subsection (1) "rack-rent" means a rent which is not less than two-thirds of the full net annual value of the premises.

In this Act "person managing" means, in relation to premises, the person who, being an owner or lessee of the premises—

receives (whether directly or through an agent or trustee) rents or other payments from—
in the case of a house in multiple occupation, persons who are in occupation as tenants or licensees of parts of the premises; and
in the case of a house to which Part 3 applies (see section 79(2)), persons who are in occupation as tenants or licensees of parts of the premises, or of the whole of the premises; or
would so receive those rents or other payments but for having entered into an arrangement (whether in pursuance of a court order or otherwise) with another person who is not an owner or lessee of the premises by virtue of which that other person receives the rents or other payments;

and includes, where those rents or other payments are received through another person as agent or trustee, that other person.

In its application to Part 1, subsection (3) has effect with the omission of paragraph (a)(ii).

References in this Act to any person involved in the management of a house in multiple occupation or a house to which Part 3 applies (see section 79(2)) include references to the person managing it.

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