A tenant’s husband came within the statute which provided for a surviving spouse to take over a tenancy on the death of the former tenant, even though a widower of the tenant was not expressly mentioned in the legislation,
Salter J
[1925] 1 KB 584
England and Wales
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Cited – Fitzpatrick v Sterling Housing Association Ltd HL 28-Oct-1999
Same Sex Paartner to Inherit as Family Member
The claimant had lived with the original tenant in a stable and long standing homosexual relationship at the deceased’s flat. After the tenant’s death he sought a statutory tenancy as a spouse of the deceased. The Act had been extended to include as . .
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Housing
Updated: 27 December 2021; Ref: scu.215914
