Low rent
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1(1)A tenancy cannot be a private residential tenancy if—
(a)it is a tenancy under which rent of, or equivalent to, less than £6 a week is payable, and
(b)it has not previously acquired the status of a private residential tenancy or been an assured tenancy (including a statutory assured tenancy) within the meaning of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988.
(2)In determining the rent payable for the purpose of sub-paragraph (1), no account is to be taken of any amount paid by the tenant in respect of services, repairs, maintenance or insurance.