Common use of Being a Good Neighbour Clause in Contracts

Being a Good Neighbour. As a tenant you must respect and be considerate to your neighbours. Everyone has the right to live the way they wish to, providing they do not interfere with people living near them, or break the law. In most cases it would be expected that people resolve their own problems peaceably, but if this fails then we will take action against you, if you, or anyone living with you or visiting your home (including children), break any condition of this tenancy agreement by behaving in a way that causes alarm or distress to other people in the area or are convicted of an offence you committed at the property or within the surrounding area or estate. Possible courses of action may include - formal warnings, demotion of tenancy, injunctions or possession proceedings. Our obligations: 1. We will not interfere with how you use your home as long as you keep to the terms of this agreement or unless there is any other reason under the Housing Acts of 1985 and 1996 or any other law where we may need to. 2. We will investigate any complaints of nuisance, harassment or victimisation and take appropriate action. Being a Good Neighbour Tenancy Agreement ‘Nuisance’ means behaviour that is harmful, offensive, annoying disagreeable, or interferes with the quiet enjoyment of another person Your obligations: 3. You (or anyone living with you or visiting the property) must not act in any way which is anti social or is likely to cause a nuisance to any other person. Examples of nuisance include, but are not limited to: • Throwing items from windows, balconies or walkways • Loud music or loud noise from a TV, radio, hi-fi or musical instruments • Loud arguing and shouting and door slamming • Playing ball games • Dog barking and fouling • Offensive, abusive and threatening behaviour • Annoying car maintance or broken down vehicles • Offensive intoxication • Burglar alarms ‘Harassment’ means behaviour that uses violent words or actions against a person or groups of people. • DIY work 4. You must not commit or threaten any form of harassment on the grounds of sex, gender, age, religion, race and disability. Examples include, but are not limited to; • Racist behaviour or language • Using or threatening to use violence, including • Repeatedly using abusive language • Damaging or threatening to damage another person’s home or possession • Writing threatening or abusive graffiti or letters • Intimidation

Being a Good Neighbour. 7.1 As a tenant you must respect and be considerate to your neighbours. Everyone has the right to live the way they wish to, providing they do not interfere with people living near them, or break the law. In most cases it would be expected that people resolve their own problems peaceably, but if . If this fails then we will may take appropriate action against you, if you, or anyone living with you or visiting your home (including children), break any condition of this tenancy agreement by behaving in a way that causes alarm may cause nuisance or distress annoyance to other people in the area or are convicted of an offence you committed at the property or within the surrounding area or estatepeople. Possible courses of action may include - include: formal warnings, demotion of tenancy, injunctions or possession proceedings. Our obligations: 1. We will not interfere with how you use your home as long as you keep to the terms of this agreement or unless there is any other reason under the Housing Acts of 1985 and 1996 or any other law where we may need to.. Being a Good Neighbour Tenancy Agreement 21 2. We will investigate respond to any complaints of nuisance, harassment or victimisation and take appropriate actionaction where complaints of nuisance are proven. Being a Good Neighbour Tenancy Agreement ‘Nuisance’ means behaviour that is harmful, offensive, annoying disagreeable, or interferes with the quiet enjoyment of another person person. Your obligations: 3. You (or anyone living with you or visiting the property) must not act in any way which is anti social antisocial or is likely to cause a nuisance or annoyance to any other person. Examples of nuisance include, but are not limited to: • Throwing items from windows, balconies or walkways • Loud music or loud noise from a TV, radio, hi-fi or musical instruments • Loud arguing and shouting and frequent door slamming • Playing ball games • Dog barking and fouling • Offensive, abusive and threatening behaviour • Annoying car maintance or broken down vehicles • Offensive intoxication • Burglar alarms ‘Harassment’ means behaviour that uses violent words or actions against a person or groups of people. • DIY workwork at unsociable hours 4. You (or anyone living with you or visiting the property) must not commit or threaten any form of harassment against any other person. This includes harassment on the grounds of sex, gender, age, religion, race race, colour, sexual orientation and disability. Examples include, but are not limited to; • Racist behaviour or language • Using or threatening to use violence, including • Repeatedly using abusive language • Damaging or threatening to damage another person’s home or possession • Writing threatening or abusive graffiti or letters • IntimidationIntimidation Being a Good Neighbour • Targeting abuse at someone because they have a disability, or because of a perceived or real ‘difference’. 5. You (or anyone living with you or visiting the property) must not use, or allow the property and communal parts of the building to be used, for any illegal or immoral activity. Examples of such activities include but are not limited to: • Prostitution • storing, producing or selling drugs • storing or selling stolen goods • the use of dangerous weapons such as any type of gun or rifle, catapult or crossbow • Human trafficking 6. You (or anyone living with you or visiting the property) must not harass, abuse, threaten or use aggressive or violent behaviour towards us, our representatives, agents or contractors. Being a Good Neighbour Tenancy Agreement 23 7. You must obtain our written permission before you keep or look after any animals, birds or livestock in the property. Certain types of property are not suitable for keeping animals, birds or livestock. If permission is granted, any animals, birds or livestock being kept or being looked after must not cause a nuisance, annoyance or disturbance to any other person. If they do become a nuisance, annoyance or disturbance we may ask you to remove them from your property. Permission to keep pets will always be subject to conditions to promote responsible pet ownership.

Being a Good Neighbour. As Be aware that sound travels – do not make loud, persistent noise, particularly in the evening or early morning – (examples of this would be playing loud music or using power tools). Be responsible for the behaviour of your children and ensure that they are not causing undue noise or nuisance to neighbours. Keep all pets under control at all times – dogs should be kept on a tenant leash and not allowed to foul in common areas or on other people’s property. Be responsible for the behaviour of visitors to your home (this includes your children’s visitors). Do not allow anyone visiting your home, to cause any vandalism in your home or surrounding area. Report any acts of vandalism or damage to the property to me at the earliest opportunity, and to the Police where necessary. Treat all neighbours in a respectful manner. Arrange to have any old furniture or appliances uplifted and removed by the Local Authority as quickly as possible. Do not store flammable items such as petrol, paraffin in or around your home or shed. If you must respect and be considerate have a garden, ensure it is maintained on a regular basis. If you have a shared drying area, ensure that other people have equal access to this – if there is a rota only us the drying area when it is your turn or speak to your neighbours. Everyone has If you have a communal garden or shared stairs, take your turn to cut the right to live grass or clean the way they wish to, providing they stairs. Ensure that you park considerately and do not interfere with people living near themblock drives or carports and wherever possible, or break the lawuse designated parking spaces. In most cases it would be expected that people resolve their own problems peaceably, but if this fails then we will take action against you, if you, or anyone living with you or visiting If your home (including children), break any condition of this tenancy agreement by behaving in a way that causes alarm or distress children wish to other people play in the area or street, please be mindful of the time, people’s belongings and property. Remember roads are convicted of an offence you committed at the property or within for cars and are a dangerous playground. INSERT OR REMOVE ANY ADDITIONAL OR UNREQUIRED CONDITIONS Everyone can play their part in making their home and the surrounding area or estate. Possible courses of action a better place to live, by considering the impact their lifestyle may include - formal warnings, demotion of tenancy, injunctions or possession proceedings. Our obligations: 1. We will not interfere with how you use your home as long as you keep to have on their neighbours and the terms of this agreement or unless there is any other reason under the Housing Acts of 1985 and 1996 or any other law where we may need to. 2. We will investigate any complaints of nuisance, harassment or victimisation and take appropriate actionenvironment. Being a Good Neighbour Tenancy Agreement ‘Nuisance’ means behaviour that good neighbour is harmfulabout common sense, offensivehaving consideration for other people and respect for different lifestyles and cultures. As your landlord, annoying disagreeableI aim to play a part in creating a respectful community and my is to resolve neighbour disputes amicably. However, where this fails, the I will work with the police and the local council to restrict unreasonable behaviour, or interferes with the quiet enjoyment take legal action seek to gain possession of another person Your obligations: 3. You (or anyone living with you or visiting the property) must not act in any way which is anti social your home if unreasonable behaviour persists or is likely to cause a nuisance to any other person. Examples of nuisance include, but are not limited to: • Throwing items from windows, balconies or walkways • Loud music or loud noise from a TV, radio, hi-fi or musical instruments • Loud arguing and shouting and door slamming • Playing ball games • Dog barking and fouling • Offensive, abusive and threatening behaviour • Annoying car maintance or broken down vehicles • Offensive intoxication • Burglar alarms ‘Harassment’ means behaviour that uses violent words or actions against a person or groups of people. • DIY work 4. You must not commit or threaten any form of harassment on the grounds of sex, gender, age, religion, race and disability. Examples include, but are not limited to; • Racist behaviour or language • Using or threatening to use violence, including • Repeatedly using abusive language • Damaging or threatening to damage another person’s home or possession • Writing threatening or abusive graffiti or letters • Intimidationparticularly serious.

Being a Good Neighbour. 7.1 As a tenant you must respect and be considerate to your neighbours. Everyone has the right to live the way they wish to, providing they do not interfere with people living near them, or break the law. In most cases it would be expected that people resolve their own problems peaceably, but if . If this fails then we will may take appropriate action against you, if you, or anyone living with you or visiting your home (including children), break any condition of this tenancy agreement by behaving in a way that causes alarm may cause nuisance or distress annoyance to other people in the area or are convicted of an offence you committed at the property or within the surrounding area or estatepeople. Possible courses of action may include - include: formal warnings, demotion of tenancy, injunctions or possession proceedings. Our obligations: 1. We will not interfere with how you use your home as long as you keep to the terms of this agreement or unless there is any other reason under the Housing Acts of 1985 and 1996 or any other law where we may need to. 2. We will investigate respond to any complaints of nuisance, harassment or victimisation and take appropriate actionaction where complaints of nuisance are proven. Being a Good Neighbour Tenancy Agreement ‘Nuisance’ means behaviour that is harmful, offensive, annoying disagreeable, or interferes with the quiet enjoyment of another person person. Your obligations: 3. You (or anyone living with you or visiting the property) must not act in any way which is anti social antisocial or is likely to cause a nuisance or annoyance to any other person. Examples of nuisance include, but are not limited to: • Throwing items from windows, balconies or walkways • Loud music or loud noise from a TV, radio, hi-fi or musical instruments • Loud arguing and shouting and frequent door slamming • Playing ball games • Dog barking and fouling • Offensive, abusive and threatening behaviour • Annoying car maintance or broken down vehicles • Offensive intoxication • Burglar alarms ‘Harassment’ means behaviour that uses violent words or actions against a person or groups of people. • DIY workwork at unsociable hours 4. You (or anyone living with you or visiting the property) must not commit or threaten any form of harassment against any other person. This includes harassment on the grounds of sex, gender, age, religion, race race, colour, sexual orientation and disability. Examples include, but are not limited to; • Racist behaviour or language • Using or threatening to use violence, including • Repeatedly using abusive language • Damaging or threatening to damage another person’s home or possession • Writing threatening or abusive graffiti or letters • IntimidationIntimidation • Targeting abuse at someone because they have a disability, or because of a perceived or real ‘difference’.