Recognising residents’ associations, and their power to request information about tenants

This consultation document seeks views on the government’s proposals for secondary legislation in relation to section 29A of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.

Section 29A provides a new power for the Secretary of State by regulations to impose duties on a landlord to provide the secretary of a residents’ association with information about tenants.

The intention is to make it easier for a secretary of a tenants’ association to obtain contact information of qualifying tenants (leaseholders) from a landlord and so improve the prospects of the association being formally recognised.