The First-tier Tribunal may, on the application of an interested person, make a remediation contribution order in relation to a relevant building if it considers it just and equitable to do so.
"Remediation contribution order", in relation to a relevant building, means an order requiring a specified body corporate or partnership to make payments to a specified person, for the purpose of meeting costs incurred or to be incurred in remedying , or otherwise in connection with, relevant defects (or specified relevant defects) relating to the relevant building.
The following descriptions of costs, among others, fall within subsection (2)—
The Secretary of State may make regulations for the purposes of this section specifying descriptions of costs which are, or are not, to be regarded as falling within subsection (2).
A body corporate or partnership may be specified as a person required to make payments only if it is—
An order may—
In this section—
"associated": see section 121;
"developer", in relation to a relevant building, means a person who undertook or commissioned the construction or conversion of the building (or part of the building) with a view to granting or disposing of interests in the building or parts of it;
"expert report" has the meaning given by section 123(9);
"interested person", in relation to a relevant building, means—the Secretary of State,the regulator (as defined by section 2),a local authority (as defined by section 30) for the area in which the relevant building is situated,a fire and rescue authority (as defined by section 30) for the area in which the relevant building is situated,a person with a legal or equitable interest in the relevant building or any part of it, orany other person prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State;
"partnership" has the meaning given by section 121;
"relevant building": see section 117;
"relevant defect": see section 120;
"relevant steps": see section 120;
"specified" means specified in the order.
"temporary accommodation costs", in relation to a decant from a relevant building, means—the costs of the temporary accommodation, andother costs resulting from the decant, including removal costs, storage costs and reasonable travel costs;
"works" means works—to remedy a relevant defect in a relevant building, orin connection with the taking of relevant steps in relation to such a defect.
The Secretary of State may by regulations provide that this section applies, with or without modifications, in relation to a building that would, but for section 117(3), be a relevant building.