# Housing Act 1985, Paragraph 5A

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 qualifying person for the purposes of the preserved right to buy or was the spouse or civil partner of such a person and occupied the qualifying dwelling-house as his only or principal home.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/schedule/4/paragraph/5A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/schedule-4/paragraph-5A
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