Housing Act 1985

252 Meaning of “housing accommodation” and related expressions. E+W

In the provisions of this Part relating to housing action areas—

(a) “housing accommodation” means dwellings, houses in multiple occupation and hostels;

(b) “dwelling” means a building or part of a building occupied or intended to be occupied as a separate dwelling, together with any yard, garden, outhouses and appurtenances belonging to or usually enjoyed with that building or part; and

[F1 (c) “house in multiple occupation” means a house in multiple occupation as defined by sections 254 to 259 of the Housing Act 2004, as they have effect for the purposes of Part 1 of that Act (that is, without the exclusions contained in Schedule 14 to that Act), but does not include any part of such a house which is occupied as a separate dwelling by persons who form a single household.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 252(c) substituted (6.4.2006 for E. and 16.6.2006 for W.) by Housing Act 2004 (c. 34), ss. 265(1), 270(4)(5), Sch. 15 para. 12; S.I. 2006/1060, art. 2(1)(d) (with Sch.); S.I. 2006/1535, {art. 2 (b)} (with Sch.)