Rent (Scotland) Act 1984

96 Provisions where tenant shares accommodation with landlord.S

Where under any contract—

(a)a tenant has the exclusive occupation of any accommodation, and

(b)the terms on which he holds the accommodation include the use of other accommodation in common with his landlord or in common with his landlord and other persons, and

(c)by reason only of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (b) above or by reason of those circumstances and the operation of section 6 above, the accommodation referred to in paragraph (a) above is not a dwelling-house let on a protected tenancy,

Part VII of this Act shall apply to the contract notwithstanding that the rent does not include payment for the use of furniture or for services.