Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016

Landlord intends to live in property

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4(1)It is an eviction ground that the landlord intends to live in the let property.

(2)The First-tier Tribunal must find that the ground named by sub-paragraph (1) applies if the landlord intends to occupy the let property as the landlord’s only or principal home for at least 3 months.

(3)References to the landlord in this paragraph—

(a)in a case where two or more persons jointly are the landlord under a tenancy, are to be read as referring to any one of them,

(b)in a case where the landlord holds the landlord’s interest as a trustee under a trust, are to be read as referring to a person who is a beneficiary under the trust.

(4)Evidence tending to show that the landlord has the intention mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) includes (for example) an affidavit stating that the landlord has that intention.