Extending Part IV statutory deadlines HA 1988 s. 110
Part IV statutory deadlines can be extended by written notice before expiry; missing an unextended deadline deems the application withdrawn.
In this section “ relevant period ” means any period within which anything is required by this Part to be done by either of the parties, that is to say, the applicant and the landlord. At any time before the end of any relevant period, or any such period as previously extended under this subsection, the other party may, by a written notice served on the party to whom the requirement relates, extend or further extend that period. Where a notice of revocation of the applicant’s approval is served under subsection (5) of section 94 above and subsequently withdrawn as mentioned in paragraph (b) of that subsection, any relevant period which, apart from this subsection, would have expired before the withdrawal shall be taken to be extended by a period equal to that beginning with the date of the service of the notice of revocation and ending on the date of the withdrawal. Where— the applicant is the party to whom the requirement relates, and the relevant period, or that period as extended under subsection (2) above, expires without his doing what he is required by this Part to do within that period, his application claiming to exercise the right conferred by this Part shall be deemed to be withdrawn, but without prejudice to his making a further such application.
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What it actually says
Under Part IV of the Housing Act 1988, various steps required of an applicant or landlord must be carried out within set time limits, known as relevant periods.
Before any relevant period or previously extended period expires, the other party may extend that deadline by serving a written notice on the party who must act. If a notice of approval revocation is served under subsection (5) of section 94 and later withdrawn, any relevant period expiring during that gap is extended by a period equal to the time between service and withdrawal.
If the applicant fails to perform a required duty before the relevant period or its extension under subsection (2) expires, the application is deemed to be withdrawn. This does not prevent the applicant from submitting a new application.
When it applies
- A landlord serving written notice to grant an applicant extra time to complete a statutory requirement.
- An applicant issuing written notice to a landlord extending the landlord's period to respond.
- An application being treated as withdrawn because the applicant missed the deadline without receiving an extension.
What this section does not say
- Deadlines for serving notices seeking possession, which are governed by other sections of the Act.
- Court time extensions for filing defense documents in legal proceedings.
- Extensions requested verbally without serving a written notice.
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