SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 9Family homes and domestic violence
Part 2Consequential amendments
Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)
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1
Amend section 85 (extended discretion of court in certain proceedings for possession) as follows.
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,
”
.
19
In section 99B (persons qualifying for compensation) in subsection (2)(f), after “spouse, former spouse,” insert “
civil partner, former civil partner,
”
.
20
In 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,
”
.