81Unreasonable charges not to be made for assignment etc.

81 Unreasonable charges not to be made for assignment etc. (1) A landlord must not require the tenant to pay to the landlord a charge for consenting or considering an application for consent to an assignment or subletting that is more than the landlord's reasonable expenses in relation to the assignment or subletting. (2) The Tribunal may, on the application of a tenant: (a) declare that a charge required by a landlord for consenting or considering an application for consent to an assignment or subletting is more than the landlord's reasonable expenses in relation to the assignment or subletting; and (b) order that the amount charged or part of that amount be refunded to or is not payable by the tenant. Residential Tenancies Act 1999 54