252Recovery of apportioned parts

252 Recovery of apportioned parts (1) In this section: lessor means the person who, if the rent for any land had not been apportionable, would have been entitled to the entire or continuing rent for the land. person includes— (a) the person’s personal representatives, successors and assigns; and (b) the personal representatives, successors and assigns of a person whose interest ended on that person’s death. (2) The person entitled to an apportioned part of a payment mentioned in section 250 (Income apportionable in relation to time) may recover the part, when payable, in the same way as the person could recover the entire payment if entitled to it. (3) However, an apportioned part of a payment of rent for land is not by itself recoverable from the person liable to pay the rent, but may be recovered from that person by the lessor together with the remaining part of the payment. (4) If the lessor does so, the person entitled to the apportioned part may then recover it from the lessor.