The Scottish Inexperienced Get together is proposing for landlords to be barred from evicting tenants for no less than the primary 12 months of their tenancy.
Traders would even be required to attend a yr earlier than evicting tenants to promote the property, or have a member of their household transfer in.
Tenants would even have an extended discover interval of 4 months, extending the time from the present interval of 1 to 3 months.
The controversial movement is being put ahead by Scottish Inexperienced MSP Maggie Chapman.
Chapman stated: “Each renter deserves peace of thoughts and a safe place to name house. There are few issues as necessary to us as the place we stay, however far too many individuals, together with households and younger individuals, are on the mercy of rogue landlords who’re extra considering lining their pockets than they’re in offering a secure house.
“No person needs to be shifting into a brand new house someday solely to be threatened with eviction the subsequent. That doesn’t permit individuals to plan or to settle into a brand new neighborhood and a brand new life.
“All events agree that Scotland is in a housing emergency. We have to act prefer it. My amendments are about giving individuals safety and dignity and making certain that everybody has the chance to make a home into a house.
“I hope that MSPs from all events will again what is an easy change that will make an enormous distinction to their constituents, significantly these in precarious dwelling situations.”
“If the Scottish authorities doesn’t assist our plans, it might want to clarify to Scots why they don’t deserve the identical protections from evictions renters south of the border will shortly be getting.”
The proposals can be an modification to the upcoming Housing (Scotland) Invoice.
Chapman added: “Our housing market is damaged and rigged in favour of a landlord foyer that has had its means for too lengthy. The Housing Invoice is a chance to make Scotland the most effective place within the UK for renters, securing their rights in legislation.
“The invoice has a variety of necessary measures that have been launched by my Inexperienced colleague Patrick Harvie when he was a Minister, and we have to construct on these to make it essentially the most strong invoice that it may be.”
The Scottish Greens are an opposition occasion to the Scottish Nationwide Get together after their power-sharing settlement, generally known as the Bute Home Settlement, resulted in April 2024.
