PART III Discrimination in Other Areas
Premises
E224GF3Premises that are to let: discrimination in failing to comply with duty
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E124GF2Premises that are to let: discrimination in failing to comply with duty
1
Where—
a
a person has premises to let, and
b
a disabled person is considering taking a letting of the premises,
it is unlawful for a controller of the premises to discriminate against the disabled person.
2
For the purposes of subsection (1), a controller of premises that are to let discriminates against a disabled person if—
a
he fails to comply with a duty under section 24J imposed on him by reference to the disabled person; and
b
he cannot show that failure to comply with the duty is justified (see section 24K).
3
For the purposes of this section and sections 24H and 24J, a person is a controller of premises that are to let if he is—
a
a person who has the premises to let; or
b
a person who manages the premises.
4
For the purposes of this section and sections 24H and 24J—
a
“let” includes sub-let;
b
premises shall be treated as to let by a person to another where a person proposes to grant another a contractual licence to occupy them;
and references to a person considering taking a letting of premises shall be construed accordingly.
5
This section applies only in relation to premises in the United Kingdom.