PART 2TENANTS OF SOCIAL LANDLORDS
CHAPTER 1SCOTTISH SECURE TENANCIES
Creation and termination of tenancy
12Restriction on termination of tenancy
1
Despite anything in the tenancy agreement, a Scottish secure tenancy may not be brought to an end except—
a
by an order for recovery of possession under section 16(2),
b
by operation of section 18(2),
c
by operation of section 22,
d
by operation of section 35,
e
by written agreement between the landlord and the tenant, or
f
by 4 weeks' notice given by the tenant to the landlord.
2
Subsection (3) applies where—
a
the house which a tenant under a Scottish secure tenancy normally occupies is not available for occupation, and
b
the tenant is—
i
by agreement, or
ii
following an order under section 16(2) (where an order has also been made under subsection (6) of that section),
accommodated temporarily in another house the landlord of which is a landlord mentioned in section 11(1)(b).
3
Where this subsection applies, the landlord is not entitled to bring the tenant’s occupation of the other house to an end before the house which the tenant normally occupies is available for occupation unless the Scottish secure tenancy has been brought to an end.