# Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Paragraph 5

Extent: S

The tenant and—
(a) the tenant’s spouse or civil partner , or
(b) any person with whom the tenant has, for a period of at least 6 months immediately prior to the commencement of the period referred to below, been living in the house as husband and wife or in a relationship which has the characteristics of the relationship between civil partners ,
have been absent from the house without reasonable cause for a continuous period exceeding 6 months or have ceased to occupy the house as their principal home.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/10/schedule/2/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-2001/schedule-2/paragraph-5
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