Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 19)

PART 4 Rent

CHAPTER 2 Rent variation instigated by landlord’s notice

Process by which rent may be varied

26 Rent officer’s duty to issue provisional order

(1) Before making an order under subsection (1) of section 25, a rent officer must issue a provisional order stating—

(a) the rent which the rent officer proposes to specify under that section, and

(b) the amount which the rent officer proposes to record for the purpose of subsection (3) of that section.

(2) Where a rent officer has issued a provisional order under subsection (1), the landlord or the tenant may ask the rent officer to reconsider the proposed amounts.

(3) A request under subsection (2) may not be made more than 14 days after the provisional order is issued.

(4) If a request is made under subsection (2), the rent officer must reconsider the proposed amounts prior to making an order under section 25(1).