Point in time view as at 07/04/2020.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Private Housing (Tenancies)
(Scotland) Act 2016, Section 2.
(1)This section makes provision about the interpretation of section 1.
(2)A tenancy is to be regarded as one under which a property is let to an individual notwithstanding that it is let jointly to an individual, or individuals, and another person.
(3)A tenancy is to be regarded as one under which a property is let as a separate dwelling, despite the let property including other land, where the main purpose for letting the property is to provide the tenant with a home.
(4)A tenancy is to be regarded as one under which a property is let as a separate dwelling if, despite the let property lacking certain features or facilities––
(a)the terms of the tenancy entitle the tenant to use property in common with another person (“shared accommodation”), and
(b)the let property would be regarded as a separate dwelling were it to include some or all of the shared accommodation.
(5)In a case where two or more persons jointly are the tenant under a tenancy, references to the tenant in section 1(1)(b) and in subsection (3) are to any one of those persons.
Commencement Information
I1S. 2 in force at 1.12.2017 by S.S.I. 2017/346, reg. 2, sch.
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