SCHEDULE 5 Provisions for Purposes of Part I where Immediate Landlord is not the Freeholder
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (1954 c 56) | Legislation

SCHEDULE 5 Provisions for Purposes of Part I where Immediate Landlord is not the Freeholder

Section 21

Definitions

1

(1)     In this Schedule the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them in relation to a tenancy (in this Schedule referred to as “the relevant tenancyâ€), that is to say:—

“the competent landlord†means the person who in relation to the relevant tenancy is for the time being the landlord (as defined by section twenty-one of this Act) for the purposes of Part I of this Act;

“mesne landlord†means a tenant whose interest is intermediate between the relevant tenancy and the interest of the competent landlord; and

“superior landlordâ€, except in paragraph 9 of this Schedule, means a person (whether the owner of the fee simple or a tenant) whose interest is superior to the interest of the competent landlord.

(2)     References in this Schedule to “other landlords†are references to persons who are either mesne landlords or superior landlords.

Acts of competent landlord binding on other landlords

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Any notice given by the competent landlord under subsection (1) of section four of this Act, any agreement made under Part I of

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