# Housing Act 1985, Section 575: Meaning of “dwelling” and “house”.


(1) In this Part “dwelling” means any house, flat or other unit designed or adapted for living in.
(2) For the purposes of this Part a building so designed or adapted is a “house” if it is a structure reasonably so called; so that where a building is divided into units so designed or adapted—
(a) if it is so divided horizontally, or a material part of a unit lies above or below another unit, the units are not houses (though the building as a whole may be), and
(b) if it is so divided vertically, the units may be houses.
(3) Where a house which is divided into flsts or other units is a defective dwelling in respect of which a person is eligible for assistance, the fact that it is so divided shall be disregarded for the purposes of section 538(1)(a) (first condition for assistance by way of reinstatement: that the dwelling is a house).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1985/68/section/575 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1985/section-575
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