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Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Part 1 Residential tenancies: rent cap and evictions

    1. Rent cap

      1. 1.Rent cap for residential tenancies

    2. Protection against eviction

      1. 2.Protection against eviction from residential properties

  3. Part 2 Part 1: supporting provisions

    1. 3.Information and advice for tenants

    2. 4.Advancement of equality and non-discrimination

    3. 5.Subordinate legislation making powers

    4. 6.Power to suspend and revive Part 1

    5. 7.Expiry of Part 1

    6. 8.Power to bring forward expiry of Part 1

    7. 9.Reports by the Scottish Ministers on status of Part 1 provisions

  4. Part 3 Residential tenancies: rent adjudication

    1. 10.Rent adjudication: power to modify

    2. 11.Expiry of section 10

  5. Part 4 General

    1. 12.Ancillary provision

    2. 13.Commencement

    3. 14.Short title

    1. Schedule 1

      Rent cap

      1. 1.Rent cap for private residential tenancies

      2. 2.Rent cap for assured tenancies and short assured tenancies

      3. 3.Rent cap for Scottish secure tenancies and short Scottish secure tenancies

      4. 4.Rent cap for student residential tenancies

    2. Schedule 2

      Protection against eviction

      1. 1.Eviction from residential properties: restrictions on enforcement

      2. 2.Student residential tenancies: criminal behaviour

      3. 3.Student residential tenancies: anti-social behaviour

      4. 4.Safeguards for landlords: substantial rent arrears and financial hardship

      5. 5.(1) The Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 applies in accordance with...

      6. 6.(1) The Rent (Scotland) Act 1984 applies in accordance with...

      7. 7.Unlawful eviction: notification and determination of damages, etc.

      8. 8.(1) The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber...

    3. Schedule 3

      Rent adjudication: power to modify

      1. 1.Private residential tenancies

      2. 2.Assured tenancies and short assured tenancies

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