Part V Conduct of tenants
F1Chapter 1A
F1Supplementary
Jurisdiction of county court
143NJurisdiction of county court
(1)
A county court has jurisdiction—
(a)
to determine questions arising under this Chapter;
(b)
to entertain proceedings brought under this Chapter;
(c)
to determine claims (for whatever amount) in connection with a demoted tenancy.
(2)
The jurisdiction includes jurisdiction to entertain proceedings as to whether a statement supplied in pursuance of section 143M(4)(b) (written statement of certain terms of tenancy) is accurate.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (2) it is immaterial that no relief other than a declaration is sought.
(4)
If a person takes proceedings in the High Court which, by virtue of this section, he could have taken in the county court he is not entitled to recover any costs.
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Meaning of dwelling house
143OMeaning of dwelling house
(1)
For the purposes of this Chapter a dwelling-house may be a house or a part of a house.
(2)
Land let together with a dwelling-house must be treated for the purposes of this Chapter as part of the dwelling-house unless the land is agricultural land which would not be treated as part of a dwelling-house for the purposes of Part 4 of the Housing Act 1985.
Members of a person’s family
143PMembers of a person’s family
(1)
For the purposes of this Chapter a person is a member of another’s family if—
(a)
he is the spouse F3 or civil partner of that person;
(b)
he and that person live together as a couple in an enduring family relationship, but he does not fall within paragraph (c);
(c)
he is that person’s parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1)(b) it is immaterial that two persons living together in an enduring family relationship are of the same sex.
(3)
For the purposes of subsection (1)(c)—
(a)
a relationship by marriage F4 or civil partnership must be treated as a relationship by blood;
(b)
a relationship of the half-blood must be treated as a relationship of the whole blood;
(c)
a stepchild of a person must be treated as his child.