New Clause 14 - Whether it is reasonable to continueto occupy accommodation
Homes Bill
3:30 pm
To move the following Clause:—
`.—( ) In section 177 of the 1996 Act (whether it is reasonable to continue to occupy accommodation) after subsection (1) there is inserted—
``( ) It is not reasonable for a person to continue to occupy accommodation if it is probable that this will lead to racial harassment against him, or against—
(a) a person who normally resides within him as a member of his family, or
(b) any other person who might reasonably be expected to reside with him.
For this purpose, ``racial harassment'', in relation to a person, means harassment from another person by reason of a person's race, nationality or ethnic or national origins.'.
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