County court jurisdiction building safety LTA 1985 s.30G
County court has jurisdiction over claims under sections 30C-30E LTA 1985 (building safety implied terms) regardless of claim amount.
The county court has jurisdiction to deal with any claim or other proceedings arising under or in connection with any of sections 30C to 30E (implied terms etc) notwithstanding that by reason of the amount of the claim or otherwise the case would not, apart from this section, be within the jurisdiction of the county court.
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What it actually says
Section 30G of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 gives the county court jurisdiction to hear any claim or proceedings that arise under or in connection with sections 30C to 30E. Those sections deal with implied terms relating to building safety, liability for building safety costs, and liability for remuneration of a building safety director of a resident management company.
This section overrides the normal limits on county court jurisdiction. Usually, the county court can only hear claims up to a certain amount, or cases of a particular type. Section 30G removes that barrier for claims under these specific building safety provisions. It does not matter if the amount of the claim is very small or very large; the county court can still deal with it.
The provision does not itself create any rights or obligations. It is a procedural rule that ensures a tenant, landlord, or other party can bring a dispute about building safety implied terms in the county court, regardless of the financial value of the claim.
When it applies
- A tenant brings a claim in the county court for breach of an implied term under section 30C that the landlord must keep common parts safe from fire.
- A landlord seeks a declaration from the county court about the amount of building safety costs payable under section 30D.
- A resident management company applies to the county court for an order that a tenant pay the remuneration of a building safety director under section 30E.
- A party to a lease asks the county court to enforce a term implied by section 30C through specific performance.
- A dispute arises between two landlords about their respective liability for building safety costs under section 30D, and one brings a claim in the county court.
What this section does not say
- This section does not define what 'building safety' means – that is in section 30I.
- It does not restrict the right to contract out of the implied terms – that is in section 30F.
- It does not give jurisdiction to the leasehold valuation tribunal – that is in section 31A.
- It does not apply to claims under other sections of the Act, such as service charge disputes under section 27A.
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