Part V E+W Conduct of tenants

Chapter I E+W Introductory Tenancies

Supplementary E+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 of that person, or he and that person live together as husband and wife, 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 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.