Housing (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 1)

Part 1 S Housing standards

Chapter 9 S Interpretation

68 Sub-standard houses S

(1) For the purposes of this Part, a house is sub-standard if it—

(a) does not meet the tolerable standard,

(b) is in a state of serious disrepair, or

(c) is in need of repair and, if nothing is done to repair it, is likely to—

(i) deteriorate rapidly into a state of serious disrepair, or

(ii) damage any other premises.

(2) The—

(a) age,

(b) character,

(c) location, and

(d) internal decorative repair,

of a house are to be ignored when considering whether it is sub-standard.

(3) A house which does not meet the tolerable standard is, for the purposes of this Part, to be treated as not being in a reasonable state of repair.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 68 in force at 1.4.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/122, art. 3