Housing (Scotland) Act 2006

137Death of licence holder: effect on HMO licenceS

(1)Where a sole licence holder dies, the HMO licence—

(a)is to be treated as having been granted to the licence holder's executor, but

(b)expires 3 months after the date of the death.

(2)The local authority may, on the application of a licence holder's executor, extend the period mentioned in subsection (1)(b) if it is satisfied that it is reasonable to do so for the purposes of winding up the licence holder's estate.