6SThe first successor’s spouse [F1or civil partner] , where the dwelling-house was his only or principal home at the time of the tenant’s death, shall be the statutory tenant so long as the said spouse [F1or civil partner] retains possession of the dwelling-house without being entitled to do so under a contractual tenancy.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 para. 6 inserted (5.12.2005) by Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c. 33), s. 263(10)(c), Sch. 28 para. 48(b); S.S.I. 2005/604, arts. 2(c), 4