Thelocal authority will also be able to carry out necessary works and recover thecost from the landlord.Tenants of local authoritiesor registered social landlords with a Scottish Secure Tenancy or a ShortScottish Secure Tenancy are able to use the landlord’s formal complaints systemand if that does not resolve the matter, to complain to the Scottish PublicServices Ombudsman if they feel that the landlord has not complied with therepairing obligations for such landlords contained in schedule 4 of the Housing(Scotland) Act 2001.Tenants are held responsibleby their landlord for matters that they have agreed should be the tenant’sresponsibility in terms of the lease and for breaches of the common law duty touse the house in a proper manner, not to damage it and to repair any damagethat occupants or visitors...