# Housing Act 1996, Section 143O: Meaning of dwelling house

Extent: E+W

(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1996/52/section/143O (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-act-1996/section-143O
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