Patrick Harvie has insisted the Scottish Government policy of freezing rents across the country for the next six months will withstand any legal challenge.
A coalition of landlords last week announced it was considering using the courts to get the emergency legislation thrown out.
Harvie, the minister for tenants' rights, played a key role in guiding the bill through Holyrood - and insisted it was needed to help the many Scots who were struggling with the cost of living.
