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, ”.

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In section 99B (persons qualifying for compensation) in subsection (2)(f), after “spouse, former spouse,” insert “ civil partner, former civil partner, ”.

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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, ”.