# Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, Paragraph 5

Extent: S

—The tenant and his spouse have been absent from the house without reasonable cause for a continuous period exceeding 6 months or have ceased to occupy the house as their principal home.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/26/schedule/3/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-1987/schedule-3/paragraph-5
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