# Rent Act 1974, Section 10: Furnished lettings: amendments relating to security of tenure.


(1) In section 93(1) of the Rent (Scotland) Act 1971 (application by lessee to rent tribunal for extension of period before notice to quit takes effect) paragraph (c) (no application may be made if the rent tribunal has previously granted an extension of less than six months) shall be omitted.
(2) In section 95 of that Act (reduction of period of notice on account of lessee’s default) at the end of paragraph (c) of subsection (2) there shall be added the words “or
(d) that the condition of any furniture provided for the use of the lessee under the contract has deteriorated owing to any ill-treatment by the lessee or any person residing or lodging with him”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/51/section/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rent-act-1974/section-10
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