If you are in camping on a gypsy/traveller that is run by a private owner in Baillieston, Cadder, or Acre, then your rights will depend on the kind of site in Glasgow you are staying on and is the site is protected with Planning permission and site license.
Powers for people who live in a protected place are more than the powers for people who live in a place that is unprotected in Glasgow and you will be protected even more against removal in City of Glasgow.
If you are living on an unprotected site in Glasgow that means the site does not have planning permission and a site license and that also means your right is limited in City of Glasgow, and the site owner can evict you quickly.
However, as an ordinary law occupant in Baillieston, Acre, or Cadder, being removed, you have some rights including the permission to be served with a notice 4 weeks earlier, it is rarely done in Glasgow.
The land owner or the local authorities have the authority to evict the travellers if they've parked up on private land in Glasgow without consent.
Keep in mind that the owner may not even know that you're there unless they get complaints about your campsite in City of Glasgow.
That is why you need to inform the owner I Glasgow before taking the place, as if you agree to not cause damage and any problems with your site in Cadder, Acre, or Baillieston, they may let you stay.
If the landowner or tenant in Glasgow wishes to evict you, they will:
Apply for a possession order to the City of Glasgow court that is needed to evict you from the land in Glasgow
Ask the Glasgow Council to take actions for your eviction
Enlist the help of the police in Glasgow to remove you
Evict you from City of Glasgow themselves
Staying on a private property in Acre, Cadder, or Baillieston without consent from the owner means that the resident or land owner has the right to apply for an eviction order in Glasgow to the sheriff court which would require that you leave their land.
If this happens, a Summary Cause Summons, which is a court document, will be sent to you in Glasgow stating the date for your hearing in court.
If you'll receive this notification, it's advisable to get advice from a solicitor or Denbigh Franks.
Your local Citizens Advice should contact a solicitor who can help you in Glasgow.
When they open the case for trial in court, since you are trespassing on the owner's land in Glasgow, you do not have any defence, but the Solicitor can delay your eviction in City of Glasgow by appealing for delay of your removal on Humanitarian grounds, for example, he might even plead that you have an ill person in your family.
If the Sheriff gives an eviction order then you have no other option left except to move on from Glasgow.
A veto is an order from a civil court in Baillieston, Acre, or Cadder that tells you to stay away from a certain person or place in City of Glasgow under any circumstances.
You will receive an interdict from the court if the landowner in Glasgow applies for one and the interdict will explain what you are required to do.
For instance, you can receive an interdict that prevents you from entering private land in Glasgow or orders you to vacate a site.
Once you receive these documents from court, you will need to get in touch with a lawyer or law department in City of Glasgow.
Your local Citizens' Advice can also help you in finding a lawyer in Glasgow who can assist you in this situation.
The solicitor is going to help you with defending the action in the court.
Before the order is permitted, the court in Cadder, Baillieston, or Acre will always take into consideration your situation.
For example, the court in Glasgow will not grant an interdict if it puts your household into a difficult situation.
If you don't move from Glasgow even after the interdict is granted, you might be arrested if interdict gives police in City of Glasgow the power to do so.
The Glasgow owner can also provide evidence of breaching the terms of the interdict which may attract imprisonment or fine.
If the landowner in Glasgow doesn't have the planning permission for a site on their land or your site is causing a safety issue, the City of Glasgow council has the authority to move you on.
The police can ask you to move as a final resort in Acre, Baillieston, or Cadder.
A Glasgow landowner can evict the traveller from his land without court order full stop it is not illegal for them to do so.
But, if they damage your personal belongings in any way shape or form, or if they cause harm to you, you do have the legal right to report this to the officials in Glasgow and the landowner could face charges due to this.
If this is the case, make sure you gather as much evidence as you can to support your allegations and you can film or take pictures of the scene in City of Glasgow with your mobile device.
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