Section 99 – Structure to belong to building owner until contribution paid

London Building Act 1894

Where the adjoining owner is liable to contribute to the expenses of building any party structure then until such contribution is paid the building owner at whose expense the same was built shall stand possessed of the sole property in the structure.

The London Building Act 1894

• Section 5 – Definitions
• Section 87 – Rights of owners of adjoining lands respecting erection of walls on line of junction
• Section 88 – Rights of building owner
• Section 89 – Rights of adjoining owner
• Section 90 – Rules as to exercise of rights by building and adjoining owners
• Section 91 – Settlement of differences between building and adjoining owners
• Section 92 – Power for building owner to enter premises
• Section 93 – Building owner to underpin adjoining owner’s building
• Section 94 – Security to be given by building owner and adjoining owner
• Section 95 – Rules as to expenses in respect of party structures
• Section 96 – Account of expenses to be delivered to adjoining owner
• Section 97 – Adjoining owner may object to account
• Section 98 – Building owner may recover if no appeal made
• Section 99 – Structure to belong to building owner until contribution paid
• Section 100 – Adjoining owner liable to expenses incurred on his requisition
• Section 101 – Saving for lights in party walls etc.