New Clause 3 - Overcrowding and homelessness
Homelessness Bill
10:45 am
`(1) Section 177 of the Housing Act 1996 (whether it is reasonable to continue to occupy accommodation) is amended as follows.
(2) After subsection (1) there is inserted—
``(1A) It is not reasonable for a person to continue to occupy accommodation if the accommodation is a dwelling which is overcrowded within the meaning of section 324 of the Housing Act 1985, and in any such case the authority shall not have regard to the general circumstances prevailing in relation to housing in their district.''.'.—[Ms Karen Buck.]
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