Fitzpatrick v Sterling Housing Association Ltd
id:
fitzpatrick-v-sterling-housing-association-ltd-317-9652529
title:
Fitzpatrick v Sterling Housing Association Ltd
text:
Fitzpatrick v Sterling Housing Association Ltd was a 1999 legal case heard by the Judicial Committee of the House of Lords regarding the meaning of the word 'family' with regards to the Rent Act 1977. The Lords found that a gay couple living together could be seen as a family for the purposes of housing law, and that a family relationship did not require either a blood relationship or marriage. Under the Rent Act, protected tenants could pass on their tenancy to spouses or cohabiting family memb
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzpatrick_v_Sterling_Housing_Association_Ltd
date created:
date modified:
2023-04-08T16:31:56Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q28136338","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28136338"}
image:
fields total:
13
integrity:
13