Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)E+W
18(1)Amend section 85 (extended discretion of court in certain proceedings for possession) as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (5)—
(a)in paragraph (a) for “tenant’s spouse or former spouse, having matrimonial home rights” substitute “ tenant’s spouse or former spouse, or civil partner or former civil partner, having home rights ”,
(b)after “the spouse or former spouse” insert “ , or the civil partner or former civil partner, ”, and
(c)for “those matrimonial home rights” substitute “ those home rights ”.
(3)In subsection (5A)—
(a)in paragraph (a), for “former spouse of the tenant” substitute “ former spouse or former civil partner of the tenant ”, and
(b)in paragraph (b) and in the words following paragraph (c) after “former spouse,” insert “ former civil partner, ”.
19E+WIn section 99B (persons qualifying for compensation) in subsection (2)(f), after “spouse, former spouse,” insert “ civil partner, former civil partner, ”.
20E+WIn section 101 (rent not to be increased on account of tenant’s improvements) in subsection (3)(d), after “spouse, former spouse,” insert “ civil partner, former civil partner, ”.