§ 22.—(1) Before an application for an order under section 24 is made in respect of any premises to which this Part applies by a tenant of a flat contained in those premises, a notice under this section must (subject to subsection (3)) be served on the landlord by the tenant.
§ (2) A notice under this section must—
- (a) specify the tenant's name, the address of his flat and an address in England and Wales (which may be the address of his flat) at which the landlord may serve notices, including notices in proceedings, on him in connection with this Part;
- (b) state that the tenant intends to make an application for an order under section 24 to be made by a leasehold valuation tribunal in respect of such premises to which this Part applies as are specified in the notice, but (if
996 paragraph (d) is applicable) that he will not do so if the landlord complies with the requirement specified in pursuance of that paragraph; - (c) specify the grounds on which the tribunal would be asked to make such an order and the matters that would be relied on by the tenant for the purpose of establishing those grounds;
- (d) where those matters are capable of being remedied by the landlord, require the landlord, within such reasonable period as is specified in the notice, to take such steps for the purpose of remedying them as are so specified; and
- (e) contain such information (if any) as the Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe.
§ (3) A leasehold valuation tribunal may (whether on the hearing of an application for an order under section 24 or not) by order dispense with the requirement to serve a notice under this section in a case where it is satisfied that it would not be reasonably practicable to serve such a notice on the landlord, but the tribunal may, when doing so, direct that such other notices are served, or such other steps are taken, as it thinks fit.
§ (4) In a case where—
- (a) a notice under this section has been served on the landlord, and
- (b) his interest in the premises specified in pursuance of subsection (2)(b) is subject to a mortgage,
§ the landlord shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable after receiving the notice, serve on the mortgagee a copy of the notice.