Ending joint tenancies 38 Private residential tenancies: ending a joint tenancy (1) The 2016 Act is modified as follows. 20 (2) In section 48 (tenant’s ability to bring tenancy to an end)— (a) in subsection (1), after “section 49” insert “(but see also section 48A)”, (b) in subsection (3), for the words from “if” to the end of the subsection substitute “where subsection (3A) or (3B) applies.”, (c) after subsection (3) insert— 25 “(3A) This subsection applies where— (a) before the day mentioned in subsection (2), a request to continue the tenancy after that day is made to the landlord by— (i) in the case of a joint tenancy, all of the joint tenants, (ii) in any other case, the tenant, and 30 (b) the landlord agrees to the request. (3B) This subsection applies where— (a) the person who gave the notice under subsection (1) is a joint tenant, and (b) before the day mentioned in subsection (2), the interest of the joint tenant 35 in the tenancy is assigned to another person. 57 Housing (Scotland) Bill Part 4—Other matters relating to tenants (3C) In this section, in a case where two or more persons jointly are the tenant under a tenancy— (a) references to the tenant or to a joint tenant are to any one of those persons, and 5 (b) references to a joint tenancy are to such a tenancy. (3D) In the case of a joint tenancy, the reference to a tenant in subsection (1) includes a reference to all of the joint tenants acting together.”, (d) in subsection (4), for “subsections (1) and (3)” substitute “this section”. (3) After section 48 insert— 10 “48A Pre...