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Part VE+W Conduct of tenants

Chapter IE+W Introductory Tenancies

SupplementaryE+W

140 Members of a person’s family: Chapter I.E+W

(1)A person is a member of another’s family within the meaning of this Chapter if—

(a)he is the spouse [F1or civil partner] of that person, or he and that person live together [F2as if they were a married couple or] [F3civil partners], or

(b)he is that person’s parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece.

(2)For the purpose of subsection (1)(b)—

(a)a relationship by marriage [F4or civil partnership] shall be treated as a relationship by blood,

(b)a relationship of the half-blood shall be treated as a relationship of the whole blood, and

(c)the stepchild of a person shall be treated as his child.