Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1)

Part 1 S Housing standards

Chapter 4 S The repairing standard

Landlord's duty to repair and maintain S

18 [F1 Contracting out with consent of First-tier Tribunal] S

(1) The [F2 First-tier Tribunal] may, on the application of the landlord or the tenant, by order exclude or modify the application to the tenancy of any of the provisions of sections 14, 15 and 17.

(2) An order under subsection (1) may be made only if—

(a) the other party under the tenancy consents, and

(b) the [F3 Tribunal] , having regard to the terms of the tenancy and to all the circumstances, considers that it is reasonable to do so.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 18 title substituted (1.12.2017) by virtue of Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), ss. 17(3), 104(3); S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

F2 Words in s. 18(1) substituted (1.12.2017) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), ss. 17(2)(a), 104(3); S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.

F3 Word in s. 18(2)(b) substituted (1.12.2017) by Housing (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 14), ss. 17(2)(b), 104(3); S.S.I. 2017/330, art. 3, sch.