SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Housing and tenancies

Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)

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Amend section 89 (succession to periodic secured tenancy) as follows.

2

In subsection (2)(a) (tenant’s spouse is preferred successor), after “spouse” insert “ or civil partner ”.

3

In subsection (3)(a), after “parents)” in sub-paragraph (iii) insert

, or

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Part 2 of Schedule 5, or paragraph 9(2) or (3) of Schedule 7, to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (property adjustment orders in connection with civil partnership proceedings or after overseas dissolution of civil partnership, etc.)