Cases - West Central Investments v Borovik and others

Record details

Name

West Central Investments v Borovik and others

Date

(1977)

Citation

241 EG 609, QBD

Keywords

Landlord and tenant – service charge – landlord required to certify expenditure annually – failure to certify expenditure – whether the tenants were liable to pay the service charges claimed because the landlord had failed to prepare accounts and serve notices

Summary

The landlord of a block of flats was obliged to arrange for the preparation and audit of accounts relating to the costs, charges, etc. incurred in providing services and to serve notice within 2 months of the financial year end. The landlord failed to certify the expenditure that had been incurred for 4 years. The tenants claimed they were not liable as the landlord had failed to prepare accounts and serve notices.