# Renters’ Rights Act 2025, Section 51: Terms in standard securities relating to children or benefits status

Extent: S

(1) A term of a standard security over land that consists of or includes a dwelling is of no effect so far as the term makes provision (however expressed) requiring the debtor in the standard security to—
(a) prohibit a tenant under a relevant tenancy from having a child live with or visit the tenant at the dwelling, or
(b) restrict the circumstances in which a tenant under a relevant tenancy may have a child live with or visit the tenant at the dwelling.
(2) A term of a standard security over land that consists of or includes a dwelling is of no effect so far as the term makes provision (however expressed) requiring the debtor in the standard security to prohibit a benefits claimant from being a tenant under a relevant tenancy.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/26/section/51 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/renters-rights-act-2025/section-51
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