Section 186 — Housing Act 1985: Members of a person’s family.

Members of a person’s family. 186 1 A person is a member of another’s family within the meaning of this Part if—

a he is the spouse or civil partner of that person, or he and that person live together as if they were a married couple or civil partners , or b he is that person’s parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew or niece.

2 For the purposes of subsection (1)(b)—

a a relationship by marriage or civil partnership shall be treated as a relationship by blood, b a relationship of the half-blood shall be treated as a relationship of the whole blood, c the stepchild of a person shall be treated as his child, and d an illegitimate child shall be treated as as the legitimate child of his mother and reputed father.