28.5 Right to buy etc.203

28.5.1 Each of the Authority and the Contractor shall comply with their respective obligations in the Home Ownership Protocol.

28.5.2 Each of the Authority and the Contractor shall as soon as reasonably practical notify the other if it receives a written notice from a Tenant under Section 122 of the 1985 Act claiming to exercise (or that such Tenant intends to pursue his claim or that he withdraws his claim to) Right to Buy and shall at the same time provide a copy of the Tenant's notice to that effect.

28.5.3 The Contractor shall at the Authority's written request provide to the Authority such information as is (or ought to be if the Contractor is complying with the terms of this Contract) within its possession to enable the Authority to assess the following:-

(a) whether or not the Tenant is entitled to exercise (and whether the Authority should or should not admit the claim to) the Right to Buy and, if not, the reasons why;

(b) whether or not any person who is mentioned in the Tenant's notice but is not a joint tenant should share the Right to Buy with the Tenant;

(d) (where applicable) the contents of the notice or notices required to satisfy sections 125A, 125B and 125C of the Housing Act 1985;

(e) any other information in the possession or control of the Contractor as is required by the Authority to comply with its duties under the Housing Act 1985.

28.5.4 The Contractor shall undertake all the steps referred to in clauses 28.5.2 and 28.5.3 (Right to buy etc.) in sufficient time to enable the Authority to be able to comply with any time limits imposed on it by or by virtue of Part V of the Housing Act 1985 provided that the Contractor has received all relevant information required from the Authority in sufficient time to enable the Contractor to comply with any such time limits.

28.5.5 The Contractor shall keep (and make available to the Authority on written request) written records of those costs attributable to any Dwelling which have been incurred by it on behalf of the Authority pursuant to the Contractor's obligations under this Agreement and which are or may be relevant costs for determining the cost floor for the purposes of section 131(1) of the Housing Act 1985 such records to be in a form to enable such costs to be readily ascertainable for such purposes.

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203 Relevant only to HRA projects.