Short Scottish Secure Tenancies for antisocial behaviour and miscellaneous changes: statutory guidance for social landlords

8. Short SSTs On Antisocial Behaviour Grounds And Discharge Of Homelessness Duties

8.1 Local authorities have duties under the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987 to provide settled accommodation to unintentionally homeless applicants. The 1987 Act includes a list of the types of accommodation^[32] which are considered to be permanent accommodation to discharge a landlord’s homelessness duties. This list includes short SSTs granted where an order for recovery of possession has been made in the last 3 years because of antisocial behaviour and short SSTs granted because an Antisocial Behaviour Order (ASBO) is in place.

8.2 Section 7(5) of the 2014 Act amends this list to include short SSTs on ‘other antisocial behaviour’ grounds. This change means that a short SST granted on any of the antisocial behaviour grounds^[33] discharges a landlord’s homelessness duty.