Short SSTs are offered for a
least 6 months in the first instance. If they were allowed to continue after
that, they would be for successive 6-month periods.
To recover possession of the
house, the Co-operative will give the tenant member at least 2 months notice
before the end of one of the 6-month periods. Provided the Co-operative has
served the notice correctly, a sheriff must grant the decree for eviction. None
of the grounds in the full SST need apply.
In the case of anti-social
behaviour as the reason for the Short SST instead of a full SST the Co-operative
may recover the house at the end of a 6-month period provided due notice is
given. However, if the Co-operative does not do this, the Short SST
automatically becomes a full SST after 12 months.
If a tenant is on a Short SST
the Co-operative is obliged to offer support services to assist the tenant
member with their conversion back to the full SST.
Tenant members may appeal to the sheriff court
against use of a Short SST if they believe they are entitled to a full SST.
