What action can be taken by tenants against (a) private sector and (b) registered social landlords that fail to take action to control the …

(a) Neighbourswho are affected by antisocial behaviour by tenants of privately rented housingshould contact their local authority, who can take action against theindividual or, if necessary, against the landlord as described in the answer toquestion S3W-2404 on 9 August 2007.
(b) Tenants ofregistered social landlords (RSLs) have no legal basis for taking actionagainst their landlord for failing to control the antisocial behaviour of othertenants. A complaint to the Public Services Ombudsman would be the mostappropriate course of action if tenants felt their RSL was failing in itsduties.RSLs are regulated by Communities Scotland within a framework set bynationally agreed performance standards, including standards relating to themanagement of antisocial behaviour. A RSL’s performance against thesestandards, and its responsiveness to its tenants, may form part of aninspection by the regulator.
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