LTA 1954: tenant's acknowledgment of service of a landlord's claim for an unopposed lease renewal | Practical Law

LTA 1954: tenant's acknowledgment of service of a landlord's claim for an unopposed lease renewal | Practical Law

This is an example reply by a defendant tenant to a claim by a landlord for an unopposed lease renewal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954).

LTA 1954: tenant's acknowledgment of service of a landlord's claim for an unopposed lease renewal

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This is an example reply by a defendant tenant to a claim by a landlord for an unopposed lease renewal under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA 1954).
The Part 8 procedure (as amended by Civil Procedure Rule (CPR) 56) must be used in an unopposed lease renewal claim. The reply must be set out in an acknowledgment of service using Form N210 (paragraph 3.11, Practice Direction (PD) 56). There is no need to serve a separate defence.
The reply also includes a tenant's application for interim rent under section 24A of the LTA 1954.
From 1 October 2020, the following wording must be added at the end of the statement of truth, further to the 122nd Practice Direction Update:
"[I understand] [The (claimant or as may be) understands] that proceedings for contempt of court may be brought against anyone who makes, or causes to be made, a false statement in a document verified by a statement of truth without an honest belief in its truth." [Emphasis added.]