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Law of Property Act 2000
173Liability for non-compliance with covenant
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173 Liability for non-compliance with covenant
(1) A covenant or covenant in gross that is not a restrictive or access
covenant is enforceable in respect of a contravention of the
covenant or covenant in gross against every person who is at the
time of the contravention bound by it.
(2) A restrictive or access covenant or covenant in gross is only
enforceable against a person who is bound by the covenant or
covenant in gross in respect of conduct by the person that consists
of:
(a) doing an act prohibited by the covenant or covenant in gross;
or
(b) permitting or suffering the doing by another person of an act
prohibited by the covenant or covenant in gross (whether or
not the other person is bound by the covenant or covenant in
gross).
(3) Despite subsections (1) and (2), a covenant or covenant in gross is
enforceable in respect of a contravention of it against a person who
is at the time of the contravention bound by the covenant or
covenant in gross by reason only of being mortgagee of the
subservient land or a part of the subservient land if:
(a) the person is a mortgagee in possession; or
(b) a receiver, appointed by the person, is acting in respect of the
person's interest as mortgagee of the land.
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