This is a new provision.
	This Section gives local housing authorities the power to impose financial penalties on persons who breach the prohibition on discrimination against private renters with children, those in receipt of benefits or any additional cohort (as provided by regulations made under section 39, subsection (1). To do so, the local housing authority must be satisfied on a balance of probabilities that the person breached the requirements.
Part 1: Tenancy reform Chapter 3: Discrimination in the rental market: England Section 40: Financial penalties for breach of anti-discrimination provisions Background