57 Recovery from landlord of sums paid in excess of recoverable rent, etc
Rent Act 1977 (1977 c 42) | Legislation

Enforcement provisions

57  Recovery from landlord of sums paid in excess of recoverable rent, etc

(1)     Where a tenant has paid on account of rent any amount which, by virtue of this Part of this Act, is irrecoverable by the landlord, the tenant who paid it shall be entitled to recover that amount from the landlord who received it or his personal representatives.

(2)     Any amount which a tenant is entitled to recover under subsection (1) above may,

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