Section 36 renders of no effect all discriminatory terms related to children and benefits status of relevant tenants in the superior lease(s) of a private rented sector property let under a relevant tenancy or regulated tenancy.
	These provisions are laid out in subsections (1) and (3) and apply to all relevant tenancies or regulated tenancies except, in relation to children, if the term makes provision that is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim as under subsection (2). Under subsections (2) and (4), such terms may also be permitted where required to avoid breach of an existing insurance contract which prohibits occupation by children or benefits claimants.
	Subsection (5) clarifies that, in addition to the superior lease itself, section 36 applies to all other relevant documents and communication from the landlord giving or refusing consent for sub-letting.
Part 1: Tenancy reform Chapter 3: Discrimination in the rental market: England Section 36: Terms in superior leases relating to children or benefits status Effect