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Some Straightforward Questions: I am hoping that you might be able to answer a couple of straightforward questions for us: Could you please let me know if there is any restrictions on the number of Section 20 notices that can be issued to Leaseholders in any financial year? We understand when Section 20 notices must be issued and have used the process several times in recent years. However it has been suggested that more than one notice should not be issued in any year. We have already agreed and completed one Section 20 procedure this year and are expecting to initiate a further one relating to some potentially expensive roof works. Does this contravene any regulations Our RA was formed some years ago (more than 12) with a constitution. The constitution has not been adhered to in at least the last five years, and probably more. We would like to amend the constitution to reflect the current ways of working. Please let us know how we can do this. The landlord recognises us and we work well with the managing agent. Could we adopt a simplified recommended constitution? One particular stumbling block seems to be payment of subscriptions, these have not been paid for many years and currently we do not have any need for funds. Any advice would be very welcome. FPRA Director Shula Rich replies: No restriction No, it doesn’t. The way of changing the rules will be in the constitution itself. I would always recommend using the FPRA constitution available to members (specimen sent). Perhaps amend to say: “collected when funds fall below £xxx?” [Submitted February 2017]

Q: Some Straightforward Questions:

Some Straightforward Questions: I am hoping that you might be able to answer a couple of straightforward questions for us: Could you please let me know if there is any restrictions on the number of Section 20 notices that can be issued to Leaseholders in any financial year? We understand when Section 20 notices must be issued and have used the process several times in recent years. However it has been suggested that more than one notice should not be issued in any year. We have already agreed and completed one Section 20 procedure this year and are expecting to initiate a further one relating to some potentially expensive roof works. Does this contravene any regulations Our RA was formed some years ago (more than 12) with a constitution. The constitution has not been adhered to in at least the last five years, and probably more. We would like to amend the constitution to reflect the current ways of working. Please let us know how we can do this. The landlord recognises us and we work well with the managing agent. Could we adopt a simplified recommended constitution? One particular stumbling block seems to be payment of subscriptions, these have not been paid for many years and currently we do not have any need for funds. Any advice would be very welcome. FPRA Director Shula Rich replies: No restriction No, it doesn’t. The way of changing the rules will be in the constitution itself. I would always recommend using the FPRA constitution available to members (specimen sent). Perhaps amend to say: “collected when funds fall below £xxx?” [Submitted February 2017]

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Some Straightforward Questions:

Accepted Answer

Some Straightforward Questions: I am hoping that you might be able to answer a couple of straightforward questions for us:

Could you please let me know if there is any restrictions on the number of Section 20 notices that can be issued to Leaseholders in any financial year?
We understand when Section 20 notices must be issued and have used the process several times in recent years. However it has been suggested that more than one notice should not be issued in any year. We have already agreed and completed one Section 20 procedure this year and are expecting to initiate a further one relating to some potentially expensive roof works. Does this contravene any regulations
Our RA was formed some years ago (more than 12) with a constitution. The constitution has not been adhered to in at least the last five years, and probably more. We would like to amend the constitution to reflect the current ways of working. Please let us know how we can do this.
The landlord recognises us and we work well with the managing agent. Could we adopt a simplified recommended constitution?
One particular stumbling block seems to be payment of subscriptions, these have not been paid for many years and currently we do not have any need for funds. Any advice would be very welcome.

FPRA Director Shula Rich replies:

No restriction
No, it doesn’t.
The way of changing the rules will be in the constitution itself.
I would always recommend using the FPRA constitution available to members (specimen sent).
Perhaps amend to say: “collected when funds fall below £xxx?”

[Submitted February 2017]

Question 2

Some Straightforward Questions:

Accepted Answer

Some Straightforward Questions: I am hoping that you might be able to answer a couple of straightforward questions for us:

Could you please let me know if there is any restrictions on the number of Section 20 notices that can be issued to Leaseholders in any financial year?
We understand when Section 20 notices must be issued and have used the process several times in recent years. However it has been suggested that more than one notice should not be issued in any year. We have already agreed and completed one Section 20 procedure this year and are expecting to initiate a further one relating to some potentially expensive roof works. Does this contravene any regulations
Our RA was formed some years ago (more than 12) with a constitution. The constitution has not been adhered to in at least the last five years, and probably more. We would like to amend the constitution to reflect the current ways of working. Please let us know how we can do this.
The landlord recognises us and we work well with the managing agent. Could we adopt a simplified recommended constitution?
One particular stumbling block seems to be payment of subscriptions, these have not been paid for many years and currently we do not have any need for funds. Any advice would be very welcome.

FPRA Director Shula Rich replies:

No restriction
No, it doesn’t.
The way of changing the rules will be in the constitution itself.
I would always recommend using the FPRA constitution available to members (specimen sent).
Perhaps amend to say: “collected when funds fall below £xxx?”

[Submitted February 2017]

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