Annex 4: Actions a Landlord Could Take in Relation to Tenants' Antisocial Behaviour
The actions open to a private sector landlord for the better management of antisocial behaviour include, for example:
- enforcing terms in the tenancy agreement
- setting clear standards
- advising tenants (for example, on reducing noise nuisance)
- investigating complaints
- requesting the local authority to initiate an ASBO
- providing information in support of ASBO proceedings
- seeking an interdict
- seeking possession at the end of the term of the tenancy
- seeking possession on the grounds of antisocial behaviour
The Housing (Scotland) Bill removes a barrier to the last of these in the case of assured and short assured tenancies. Whether or not a landlord engages an agent to manage the property on the landlord's behalf, the landlord still remains responsible for these actions.