# Housing Act 1985, Paragraph 2

Extent: E+W

A period qualifies under this paragraph if it is a period during which, before the relevant time—
(a) the secure tenant, or
(b) his spouse or civil partner(if they are living together at the relevant time), or
(c) a deceased spouse , or deceased civil partner, of his (if they were living together at the time of the death),
was a public sector tenant or was the spouse or civil partnerof a public sector tenant and occupied as his only or principal home the dwelling-house of which the spouse or civil partner was such a tenant.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/schedule/4/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/schedule-4/paragraph-2
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