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Is there a template for a notice issued pursuant to section 20B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985?

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Section 20B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (LTA 1985) precludes the recovery from a residential leasehold tenant of service charge relating to relevant expenses incurred more than 18 months prior to the demand unless the tenant has had prior written notice (given within the 18-month period after the costs were incurred):

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    that those costs had been incurred, and

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    that he would subsequently be required under the terms of his lease to contribute to them by the

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