59Exception—shared accommodation

59 Exception—shared accommodation (1) A person may discriminate in deciding who is to occupy residential accommodation— (a) in which the person or a near relative of the person lives and intends to continue to live; and (b) that is to accommodate no more than 3 people in addition to a person or the near relatives of a person referred to in paragraph (a). ***near relative***, in relation to a person, means— (a) a parent or grandparent, child or grandchild (whether or not under the age of 18) or brother or sister of that person; or (b) the spouse or domestic partner of that person or of a person referred to in paragraph (a).