# Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016, Paragraph 13

Extent: S

(1) It is an eviction ground that the tenant has a relevant conviction.
(2) The First-tier Tribunal may find that the ground named by sub-paragraph (1) applies if—
(a) after the tenancy is granted, the tenant receives a relevant conviction, ...
(b) either—
(i) the application for an eviction order that is before the Tribunal was made within 12 months of the tenant's conviction, or
(ii) the Tribunal is satisfied that the landlord has a reasonable excuse for not making the application within that period , and
(c) the Tribunal is satisfied that it is reasonable to issue an eviction order on account of those facts.
(3) In sub-paragraph (2), “a relevant conviction” means a conviction for an offence—
(a) which was committed by using, or allowing the use of, the let property for an immoral or illegal purpose, or
(b) which—
(i) was committed within or in the locality of the let property, and
(ii) is punishable by imprisonment.
(4) In a case where two or more persons jointly are the tenant under a tenancy, the reference in sub-paragraph (2) to the tenant is to any one of those persons.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/19/schedule/3/paragraph/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/private-housing-tenancies-scotland-act-2016/schedule-3/paragraph-13
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