# Housing (Scotland) Act 2001, Paragraph 18


If the landlord has made an offer in writing to the tenant of new accommodation which complies with paragraph 16(a) and which appears to it to be suitable, specifying the date when the accommodation will be available and the date (not being less than 14 days from the date of the offer) by which the offer must be accepted, the accommodation so offered is deemed to be suitable if—
(a) the landlord shows that the tenant accepted the offer within the time duly specified in the offer, or
(b) the landlord shows that the tenant did not so accept the offer, and the tenant does not satisfy the court that the tenant acted reasonably in failing to accept the offer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/10/schedule/2/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/housing-scotland-act-2001/schedule-2/paragraph-18
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