What is the legal age when a brother and sister have to stop sharing a bedroom??
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What is the legal age when a brother and sister have to stop sharing a bedroom??
When the eldest child reaches the age of 10.
There isn't one.
In the UK it is 10 years old.
Please post the legal citation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emma-Louise
I have just had this conversation with our local housing association with regards to my own children.
I didn't think there was a law,but I would have thought that both would come to a stage where they would like their own space,particularly if they are close in age.
Somewhere around pre teen?
Perhaps someone else will be able to give you more insights.
Then it should be easy to post the actual legal citation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Emma-Louise
From answerbank --
There are guidelines issued by individual local social services, but there is no U.S. law. The guidelines state that children over the age of 12 should not share a room if they are of different genders, but this only applies if you are in council, housing association or similar social accommodation.
There's no law about this in the UK - but if you are in housing association or council accommodation then once the children reach puberty you can apply for larger living quarters.
Children attaining age of 1 or 10
(1)Where a dwelling which would not otherwise be overcrowded becomes overcrowded by reason of a child attaining the age of one or ten, then if the occupier—
(a)applies to the local housing authority for suitable alternative accommodation, or
(b)has so applied before the date when the child attained the age in question,
He does not commit an offence under section 327 (occupier causing or permitting overcrowding), so long as the condition in subsection (2) is met and the occupier does not fail to take action in the circumstances specified in subsection (3).
(2)The condition is that all the persons sleeping in the dwelling are persons who were living there when the child attained that age and thereafter continuously live there, or children born after that date of any of those persons.
(3)The exception provided by this section ceases to apply if—
(a)suitable alternative accommodation is offered to the occupier on or after the date on which the child attains that age, or, if he has applied before that date, is offered at any time after the application, and he fails to accept it, or
(b)the removal from the dwelling of some person not a member of the occupier's family is on that date or thereafter becomes reasonably practicable having regard to all the circumstances (including the availability of suitable alternative accommodation for that person and the occupier fails to require his removal.
Source - Housing Act 1985 (c. 68)
I was trying to help !Quote:
Originally Posted by Wondergirl
I had this with my councill the other day and was told by law they or a private landlord had rules they had to follow with regards to this area.
Ok so there is no law that states this if you own your own home but Landlords do have to follow the housing act.
Have to spread repQuote:
Originally Posted by Emma-Louise
Exactly and it is usually a good idea for private home owners to follow the guidelines in some issues even if they don't have to.
Don't take the rules and laws inside your home. Separate their room when they are uncomfortable with each other on sharing a common bedroom.
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