Housing (Scotland) Act 1988

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The Scottish Government has developed a recommended Model Tenancy Agreement for the Private Residential Tenancy. Find out more about the Model Tenancy Agreement and how you can create a private residential tenancy agreement online. you received a special notice (an AT5 form) before the tenancy started telling you that it's a short assured tenancy

Scottish Homes may do anything, whether in Scotland or elsewhere, which is calculated to facilitate or is incidental or conducive to the discharge of its general functions.

v) turn its resources to account so far as they are not required for the exercise of any of its general functions and powers. The Scottish Government has developed a recommended Model Tenancy Agreement for private residential tenancies. Find out more about the Model Tenancy Agreement and how you can create a private residential tenancy agreement online. The Secretary of State may give Scottish Homes directions of a general or specific character as to the exercise of its general functions and powers and it shall be the duty of Scottish Homes to comply with any such directions. During the period of the notice and before the proposed new rent is due to take effect, the tenant and landlord can negotiate a different rent, or the tenant can refer the matter to the First Tier Tribunal Housing and Property Chamber. S-3 Dissolution of SSHA and transfer of its property, rights, liabilities and obligations to Scottish Homes.

Section 71 of the Race Relations Act 1976 (local authorities: general statutory duty) shall apply to Scottish Homes as it applies to a local authority. Section cited in: 15 Laws or Regulations, one Administrative Decision Amended by For the purposes of section 278 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 (general vesting declarations) Scottish Homes shall be deemed to be a public authority to which that section applies.

Regulated tenancies

a) providing, and assisting in the provision of, finance to persons or bodies intending to provide, improve, repair, maintain or manage housing; The notice of proceedings has to explain which grounds for eviction they want to use to make you leave. any other terms, like whether the tenant has to look after a garden, or whether they're allowed to keep a pet

b) providing, improving, repairing, maintaining and managing housing (whether solely or in conjunction with any other person or body); A property can still be considered a separate dwelling even if some of its facilities are shared with other tenants. For example, if you only rent a bedroom in a flat but you can use a shared bathroom and kitchen, the property will be treated as a separate dwelling because you have access to the facilities you need for it to be considered a separate dwelling. Improvements for tenants include: b) sections 6 and 70 to 78 of the Railway Clauses Consolidation (Scotland) Act 1845 (as originally enacted and not as amended by section 15 of the Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1923 ), protection from frequent rent increases – your rent cannot go up more than once a year and you must get at least 3 months' notice of any increase

Changes to legislation:

You'll then be sent a summons, which is a letter from the Tribunal telling you when the hearing will be, so you can give your side of the story. Regulated tenancies b) in subsection (2)(e) to (l) above may be exercised only in accordance with arrangements made with the Secretary of State. Unfair terms are conditions that are not legally binding because they try to take away a right the tenant would have in law, or would impose unfair duties on them. shall be incorporated with this section and in construing those Acts for the purposes of this section this section shall be deemed to be the special Act and Scottish Homes to be the promoters of the undertaking or company, as the case may require. whether the rent covers services (gas or electricity) and who's responsible for paying council tax (usually the tenant)