PART 2 TENANTS OF SOCIAL LANDLORDS
CHAPTER 1 SCOTTISH SECURE TENANCIES
Creation and termination of tenancy
I117 Abandoned tenancies
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.