# Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, Section 213: Removal notice.


(1) A tenant who has been given a rent increase notice may give the authority a removal notice terminating the tenancy.
(2) The removal notice shall have effect to terminate the tenancy if—
(a) it is given within 2 weeks of the date on which the rent increase notice was given, or such longer period as the notice may specify;
(b) it specifies a date for the termination of the tenancy within 4 weeks after the date on which it is given.
(3) Nothing in the terms of the tenancy (express or implied) shall prevent a tenant giving a removal notice that complies with subsection (2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1987/26/section/213 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-1987/section-213
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