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(1)A person (“P”) is qualified to succeed the tenant under a secure tenancy of a dwelling-house in England if—
(a)P occupies the dwelling-house as P's only or principal home at the time of the tenant's death, and
(b)P is the tenant's spouse or civil partner.
(2)A person (“P”) is qualified to succeed the tenant under a secure tenancy of a dwelling-house in England if—
(a)at the time of the tenant's death the dwelling-house is not occupied by a spouse or civil partner of the tenant as his or her only or principal home,
(b)an express term of the tenancy makes provision for a person other than such a spouse or civil partner of the tenant to succeed to the tenancy, and
(c)P's succession is in accordance with that term.
(3)Subsection (1) or (2) does not apply if the tenant was a successor as defined in section 88.
(4)In such a case, a person (“P”) is qualified to succeed the tenant if—
(a)an express term of the tenancy makes provision for a person to succeed a successor to the tenancy, and
(b)P's succession is in accordance with that term.
[F2(5)For the purposes of this section, a person who was living with the tenant as if they were a married couple or civil partners is to be treated as the tenant’s spouse or civil partner.]
(6)Subsection (7) applies if, on the death of the tenant, there is by virtue of subsection (5) more than one person who fulfils the condition in subsection (1)(b).
(7)Such one of those persons as may be agreed between them or as may, where there is no such agreement, be selected by the landlord is for the purpose of this section to be treated F3... as the tenant's spouse or civil partner.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 86A inserted (1.4.2012) by Localism Act 2011 (c. 20), ss. 160(1), 240(2) (with s. 160(6)); S.I. 2012/628, art. 6(a) (with arts. 9, 11, 14, 15, 17)
F2S. 86A(5) substituted (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 10(2)(a)
F3Words in s. 86A(7) omitted (2.12.2019) by virtue of The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 10(2)(b)
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