Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Section 17 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 22 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)This section applies where a landlord under a Scottish secure tenancy has reasonable grounds for believing that—
(a)the house is unoccupied, and
(b)the tenant does not intend to occupy it as the tenant’s home.
(2)The landlord may enter the house at any time for the purpose of securing the house and any fittings, fixtures or furniture against vandalism.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (2), the landlord and its servants or agents may open, by force if necessary, doors and lockfast places.
(4)The landlord may take possession of the house in accordance with section 18.
Commencement Information
I1S. 17 wholly in force at 30.9.2002, see s. 113(1)(2) and S.S.I. 2002/321, art. 2 (subject to transitional provisions and savings in arts. 3-5)
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