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2. Tenancies excepted from definition of “protected tenancy”
3A. Statutory tenants and tenancies: further provision as to succession
4. No protected or statutory tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to Crown
5. No protected or statutory tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to local authority, etc
6. No protected tenancy where landlord’s interest belongs to resident landlord
12. Extended discretion of court in claims for possession of certain dwelling-houses
14. Conditions applying to landlord’s right to recovery of possession
16. Payments demanded by statutory tenants as a condition of giving up possession
18. No pecuniary consideration to be required on change of tenant under s. 17
20. Effect on furnished sub-tenancy of determination of superior unfurnished tenancy
21. Compensation for misrepresentation or concealment in Cases 7 and 8
Protection against Harassment and Eviction without due process of Law
Rents under Regulated Tenancies
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31. Adjustment, with respect to services and furniture, of recoverable rent for statutory periods before registration
35. Rent agreements: special provisions following conversion
37. Recovery from landlord of sums paid in excess of recoverable rent, etc
39. Rectification of rent books in light of determina-tion of recoverable rent
Rent Limit for Dwelling-houses Let by Housing Associations and the Housing Corporation
65. References of contracts to rent assessment committees and obtaining by them of information
66. Powers of rent assessment committees on reference of contracts
70. Cancellation of entries in register at instance of landlord
71. Notice to quit served after reference of contract to rent assessment committee
72. Application to rent assessment committee for security of tenure where notice to quit is served
74. Reduction of period of notice on account of lessee’s default
75. Power of sheriff, in action for possession, to reduce period of notice to quit
82. Prohibition of premiums and loans on grant of protected tenancies
83. Prohibition of premiums and loans on assignation of protected tenancies
84. Power to charge premium on assignation of tenancy where premium lawfully charged on earlier assignation
85. Prohibition of premiums on grant, etc. of Part VII contracts
87. Punishment of attempts to obtain from prospective tenants excessive prices for furniture
88. Recovery of premiums and loans unlawfully required or received
89. Avoidance of requirements for advance payment of rent in certain cases
96. Provisions where tenant shares accommodation with landlord
97. Provisions where tenant shares accommodation with persons other than landlord
98. Application of Part VII to tenancies falling within section 6
99. Certain sublettings not to exclude any part of sublessor’s premises from protection under the Act
100. Obligation to notify sublettings of dwelling-houses let on or subject to protected or statutory tenancies
105. Powers of local authorities for the purposes of giving information
Statutory or Statutory Assured Tenants by Succession in a case to which section 3A(1) applies
Statutory Assured Tenants by Succession in a case to which section 3A(2) applies
Grounds for Possession of Dwelling-Houses Let on or Subject to Protected or Statutory Tenancies
Premium allowed on assignation of Tenancy where Premium lawfully paid on Grant
An Act to consolidate in relation to Scotland certain enactments relating to rents and tenants’ rights and connected matters.
[31st October 1984]
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
C1A Table showing the derivation of the provisions of this consolidation Act will be found at the end of the Act. The Table has no official status.
C2Act modified by Fire Precautions Act 1971 (c. 40, SIF 50), s. 34, Sch. 1 Pt.III
C3Act excluded by Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 26, SIF 61), ss. 55(4), 103, 128, 145, 335Act excluded (27.5.1997) by 1997 c. 8, ss. 199(2), 278(2)
C4Act applied by National Health Service and Community Health Care Act 1990 (c. 19, SIF 113:2), s. 60(2), Sch. 8 Pt.III para. 20(3)
C5Act: definition of "statutory tenant" applied (30.11.1991) by Coal Mining Subsidence Act 1991 (c. 45, SIF 86), s. 22(1), Sch. 4 para. 1 (4)(c) (with s. 37(4), Sch. 7); S.I. 1991/2508, art. 2
Rent (Scotland) Act 1984