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Housing Act 2003
sec.51Power to demand rental payments
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### sec.51 Power to demand rental payments
The interim manager may give a notice, in the approved form, to the tenant under a relevant agreement, requiring the tenant to pay to the manager a rental payment due to the funded ancillary provider under the agreement.
On the making of a requirement under subsection (1) , a requirement under the relevant agreement to make the rental payment to the funded ancillary provider is taken to be a requirement to make the payment to the manager.
The manager may require the payment of amounts under subsection (1) only to the extent the manager reasonably requires to carry out the manager’s function.
The manager may apply an amount received under this section only in carrying out the manager’s function.
If the manager stops being satisfied an amount received under this section is needed to carry out the manager’s function, the manager must immediately pay the amount to the funded ancillary provider.
At the end of the manager’s appointment, the manager must give to the funded ancillary provider any remaining amount received under this section.
Subsections (5) and (6) apply subject to section 59 .
s 51 amd 2013 No. 5 s 35
(sec.51-ssec.1) The interim manager may give a notice, in the approved form, to the tenant under a relevant agreement, requiring the tenant to pay to the manager a rental payment due to the funded ancillary provider under the agreement.
(sec.51-ssec.2) On the making of a requirement under subsection (1) , a requirement under the relevant agreement to make the rental payment to the funded ancillary provider is taken to be a requirement to make the payment to the manager.
(sec.51-ssec.3) The manager may require the payment of amounts under subsection (1) only to the extent the manager reasonably requires to carry out the manager’s function.
(sec.51-ssec.4) The manager may apply an amount received under this section only in carrying out the manager’s function.
(sec.51-ssec.5) If the manager stops being satisfied an amount received under this section is needed to carry out the manager’s function, the manager must immediately pay the amount to the funded ancillary provider.
(sec.51-ssec.6) At the end of the manager’s appointment, the manager must give to the funded ancillary provider any remaining amount received under this section.
(sec.51-ssec.7) Subsections (5) and (6) apply subject to section 59 .