# Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016, Paragraph 1


(1) A tenancy cannot be a private residential tenancy if—
(a) it is a tenancy under which rent of, or equivalent to, less than £6 a week is payable, and
(b) it has not previously acquired the status of a private residential tenancy or been an assured tenancy (including a statutory assured tenancy) within the meaning of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988.
(2) In determining the rent payable for the purpose of sub-paragraph (1), no account is to be taken of any amount paid by the tenant in respect of services, repairs, maintenance or insurance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/schedule/1/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/private-housing-tenancies-scotland-act-2016/schedule-1/paragraph-1
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