Common use of Notice to Leave Clause in Contracts

Notice to Leave. The landlord cannot simply end the tenancy because the landlord wants the tenancy to end. The landlord can only end the tenancy by giving Notice to Leave on one or more of the 18 grounds which are set out below. The minimum period of notice which the landlord must give the tenant will be 28 days (4 weeks) but the tenant may be entitled to 84 days’ (12 weeks’) notice depending on how long they have been living in the property and what ground is being used to remove the tenant - see below for more detail. The landlord's written notice to the tenant, ending the tenancy, must say: • which one or more of the 18 grounds is the reason why the landlord is ending the tenancy; • why the landlord thinks that ground applies; and • the date on which the landlord expects to become entitled to make an application for an eviction order to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber. The landlord should provide the tenant with a copy of any supporting evidence for the eviction ground when they serve the Notice to Leave on the Tenant. The tenancy end date will be set out in the Notice to Leave. There are four possible options for the tenant:-

Notice to Leave. The landlord cannot simply end the tenancy because the landlord wants the tenancy to end. The landlord can only end the tenancy by giving Notice to Leave on one or more of the 18 grounds which are set out belowgrounds. The minimum period of notice which the landlord must give the tenant will be either 6 months or 3 months’ or 28 days (4 weeksduring the emergency COVID-19 procedures) but the tenant may be entitled to 84 days’ (12 weeks’) notice depending on how long they have been living in the property and what ground is being used to remove the tenant - see below for more detailused. The landlord's written notice to the tenant, ending the tenancy, must say: • which one or more of the 18 grounds is the reason why the landlord is ending the tenancy; • why the landlord thinks that ground applies; and • the date on which the landlord expects to become entitled to make an application for an eviction order to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber. The landlord should provide the tenant with a copy of any supporting evidence for the eviction ground when they serve the Notice to Leave on the Tenant. The tenancy end date will be set out in the Notice to Leave. There are four possible options for the tenant:-