Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 10)

SCHEDULE 2 SCOTTISH SECURE TENANCY: GROUNDS FOR RECOVERY OF POSSESSION OF HOUSE

PART 1 GROUNDS ON WHICH COURT MAY ORDER RECOVERY OF POSSESSION

8 (1) The tenant (or any one of joint tenants) or any person residing or lodging with, or any subtenant of, the tenant—

(a) has been guilty of conduct in or in the vicinity of the house which is a nuisance or annoyance, or

(b) has pursued a course of conduct amounting to harassment of a person residing in, visiting or otherwise engaged in lawful activity in the locality,

and in the opinion of the landlord it is appropriate in the circumstances to require the tenant to move to other accommodation.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1), “conduct” and “harassment” have the same meanings as in paragraph 7.