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001			ABS61717
008			000000n1999 000 0 eng u
035			_a(Sirsi) u103439
245			_aFitzpatrick v Sterling Housing Association Ltd
260			_c1999
490			_aWeekly Law Reports _v [1999] 3 WLR 1113-1157(23)
520			_aHL 28 October 1999. F had lived with the tenant of a flat of which S was the landlord, in a stable homosexual relationship since 1976. On the death of the tenant in 1994, F applied to take on the tenancy, but S refused, although was prepared to provide smaller accommodation. F's appeal was then dismissed under the Rent Act 1977, Sch 1, para 2(2), as he was not a member of the original tenant's family or his spouse. "Held" that Parliament sought to extend the meaning of 'spouse' to include persons not legally married but living together as husband and wife. It was found that F qualified to succeed the tenancy.
590			_aABS
600			_aSUCCESSION
650			_aHOMOSEXUAL RELATIONSHIP
650			_aFITZPATRICK V STERLING HOUSING ASSOCIATION LTD
650			_aRENT ACT 1977 SCH 1
650			_aHOUSING ACT 1988
650			_aPROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY-RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT-RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES
690			_aLANDLORD AND TENANT-RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES-CASE LAW
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999			_c62151 _d62151