Housing (Private Rented Dwellings) (Amendment) Act, 1983
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Appeals to Tribunal. |
11.—(1) A landlord or tenant may, in accordance with regulations under section 15 , appeal to the Tribunal against the determination of a rent officer fixing the terms of a tenancy under section 5 and the Tribunal shall fix the terms of the tenancy. | |
(2) Where the terms of a tenancy are varied by the Tribunal under subsection (1), the terms as so varied shall be binding on the landlord and the tenant. | ||
(3) Where the rent fixed by a rent officer exceeds the rent fixed by the Tribunal on an appeal under subsection (1), the amount of any excess paid by the tenant— | ||
(a) may be deducted from any rent payable by him to the landlord, or | ||
(b) shall be recoverable by him as a simple contract debt in a court of competent jurisdiction. | ||
(4) The making of an appeal under subsection (1) shall not prevent the registration of a dwelling in accordance with the determination of the rent officer for the purpose of compliance with section 7 (2) (b). |