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Coronavirus (Extension and Expiry) (Scotland) Act 2021

28.Paragraph 3 of schedule 1(5) (termination of student residential tenancy by tenant: requirements for notice) makes provision in relation to tenancies for students in halls of residence and purpose built student accommodation. The provisions in paragraph 3(2)(b)(i), the opening words of paragraph 3(2)(b)(ii) and paragraph 3(3) and (4) of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020 create a 7-day notice period where a student can terminate their lease. The 7-day notice period applies to student residential tenancies entered into prior to 27 May 2020 where the accommodation was occupied prior to that date.

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For further information see paragraph 26 of the Explanatory Notes to the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020.

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