Where the deeds are silent or ambiguous aboutresponsibilities, the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 defines those responsibilities if theproperty is in a tenement in terms of the act.If lack of maintenance leadsto the property falling below the Tolerable Standard or falling into seriousdisrepair, the local authority may serve an improvement order or repairs noticerequiring work to be done, in terms of section 88 or section 108 of the Housing(Scotland) Act 1987.