Common use of Joint Tenancy Clause in Contracts

Joint Tenancy. From 1 November 2019 if you want another person to be a joint tenant, the house must have been the only or principal home of the person who is to become a joint tenant for at least 12 months immediately before the date of your written request and you, a joint tenant or the person you now wish to become a joint tenant must have notified us of them moving into the house. The person you wish to add as a joint tenant, and any existing joint tenants must apply to us in writing along with you. The length of time the person you want to add as a joint tenant must have been living in the property starts from the date we are notified that the person is living in the property as their only or principal home. You can give us notice of someone living with you before 1 November 2019 and that time will count towards the length of time they have been living at the property. 4.2 We will not unreasonably refuse permission for an assignation, subletting, joint tenancy, giving up of possession or taking in a lodger request. Reasonable grounds for refusing permission include the following: • We have served a notice on you warning that we may seek eviction on certain grounds because of your conduct • We have obtained an order for your eviction • It appears that you propose to receive a payment or an unreasonable rent or deposit • The proposed change would lead to the criminal offence of overcrowding • We intend to carry out work on the house (or the building of which the house forms part) which would affect the part of the house connected with the proposed change From 1 November 2019 we will have the following additional reasonable grounds for refusing permission for an assignation, subletting or joint tenancy request: • We have not been notified that the relevant person has been living in the property as their only or principal home • The relevant person has not been living in the property for the required 12-month period • For assignation requests additional grounds for us refusing permission are: • if the proposed assignee would not be given reasonable preference (priority) in terms of our allocations policy • if the house would be under-occupied as a result of the assignation These examples do not in any way alter our general right to refuse permission on reasonable grounds. If we give permission, you cannot increase the rent or other payments made to you by the other person unless we give our permission. See paragraph 10.2 for more detail on getting permission. 4.3 We will not unreasonably refuse permission for a mutual exchange of your house. The exchange must be with another house where the tenant holds a Scottish Secure Tenancy or short Scottish Secure Tenancy. The landlord does not need to be us. The other landlord must also agree to the exchange. Reasonable grounds for refusing permission include the following: • We have served a notice on you warning that we may seek eviction on certain grounds because of your conduct • We have obtained an order for your eviction • your house was let to you because of your employment with us • your house was designed or adapted for persons with special needs and if the exchange was allowed, there would be no person living in the house who required those designs or adaptations • the other house is substantially larger than you and your family need or it is not suitable for the needs of you and your family • the proposed exchange would lead to the criminal offence of overcrowding These examples do not in any way alter our general right to refuse permission on reasonable grounds. See paragraph 10.2 for more detail on getting permission. 4.4 If you are married, in a civil partnership, or if you live in the house with someone as husband and wife, we may need their consent. If you are a joint tenant, we will need the other tenant’s written consent to the proposed change. If you want to change the joint tenancy to a single tenancy because the other joint tenant has abandoned the tenancy, you should ask us to use our powers under paragraph 6.8 of this Agreement.

Joint Tenancy. From 1 November 2019 if you want another person to be a joint tenant, the house must have been the only or principal home of the person who wo is to become a joint tenant for at least 12 months immediately before the date of your written request and you, a joint tenant or the person you now wish to become a joint tenant must have notified us of them moving into the house. The person you wish to add as a joint tenant, and any existing joint tenants must apply to us in writing along with you. The length of time the person you want to add as a joint tenant must have been living in the property starts from the date we are notified that the person is living in the property as their only or principal home. You can give us notice of someone living with you before 1 November 2019 and that time will count towards the length of time they have been living at the property. 4.2 property We will not unreasonably refuse permission for an assignation, sublettingsub-letting, joint tenancy, giving up of possession tenancy or taking in a lodger requestlodger. Reasonable grounds for refusing permission include the following: • We  we have served a notice on you warning that we may seek eviction on certain grounds because of your conduct • We conduct;  we have obtained an order for your eviction • It appears eviction;  the rent or deposit that you propose to receive charge ( in the case of sub-letting or taking in a payment or an unreasonable rent or deposit • The lodger) is unreasonable;  the proposed change would lead to the criminal offence of overcrowding • We overcrowding;  we intend to carry out work on the house (or the building of which the house forms part) which would affect the part of the house connected with the proposed change change.  rent is in arrears, or you have other outstanding debts in respect of the tenancy, or have not entered into a reasonable repayment arrangement and maintained same for a period of at least 3 months. From 1 November 2019 we will have the following additional reasonable grounds for refusing permission for an assignation, subletting or joint tenancy request: • We  we have not been notified that the relevant person has been living in the property as their only or principal home • The home;  the relevant person has not been living in the property for the required 12-12 month period • period;  For assignation requests additional grounds for us refusing permission are: • if o If the proposed assignee would not be given reasonable preference (priority) in terms of our allocations policy • if policy; o If the house would be under-occupied as a result of the assignation assignation. These examples do not in any way alter our general right to refuse permission on reasonable grounds. If we give permission, you cannot increase the rent or other payments made to you by the other person (in the case of sub-letting or taking in a lodger) unless we give our permission. See paragraph 10.2 10.3 for more detail details on getting permission. 4.3 We will not unreasonably refuse permission for a mutual exchange of your house. The exchange must be with another house where the tenant holds a Scottish Secure Tenancy or short Scottish Secure Tenancy. The landlord does not need to be us. The other landlord must also agree to the exchange. Reasonable grounds for refusing permission include the following: • We have served a notice on you warning that we may seek eviction on certain grounds because of your conduct • We have obtained an order for your eviction • your house was let to you because of your employment with us • your house was designed or adapted for persons with special needs and if the exchange was allowed, there would be no person living in the house who required those designs or adaptations • the other house is substantially larger than you and your family need or it is not suitable for the needs of you and your family • the proposed exchange would lead to the criminal offence of overcrowding These examples do not in any way alter our general right to refuse permission on reasonable grounds. See paragraph 10.2 for more detail on getting permission. 4.4 If you are married, in a civil partnership, or if you live in the house with someone as husband and wife, we may need their consent. If you are a joint tenant, we will need the other tenant’s written consent to the proposed change. If you want to change the joint tenancy to a single tenancy because the other joint tenant has abandoned the tenancy, you should ask us to use our powers under paragraph 6.8 of this Agreement.

Joint Tenancy. 4.4.1 From 1 November 2019 if you want another person to be a joint tenant, the house must have been the only or principal home of the person who is to become a joint tenant for at least 12 months immediately before the date of your written request and you, a joint tenant or the person you now wish to become a joint tenant must have notified us of them moving into the house. The person you wish to add as a joint tenant, and any existing joint tenants must apply to us in writing along with you. The length of time the person you want to add as a joint tenant must have been living in the property starts from the date we are notified that the person is living in the property as their only or principal home. You can give us notice of someone living with you before 1 November 2019 and that time will count towards the length of time they have been living at the property. 4.2 4.4.2 We will not unreasonably refuse permission for an assignation, subletting, joint tenancy, giving up of possession or taking in a lodger request. Reasonable grounds for refusing permission include the following: • We have served a notice on you warning that we may seek eviction on certain grounds because of your conduct conduct; • We have obtained an order for your eviction eviction; • It appears that you propose to receive a payment or an unreasonable rent or deposit deposit; • The proposed change would lead to the criminal offence of overcrowding overcrowding; • We intend to carry out work on the house (or the building of which the house forms part) which would affect the part of the house connected with the proposed change change. From 1 November 2019 we will have the following additional reasonable grounds for refusing permission for an assignation, subletting or joint tenancy request: • We have not been notified that the relevant person has been living in the property as their only or principal home home; • The relevant person has not been living in the property for the required 12-month period period; • For assignation requests additional grounds for us refusing permission are: • if the proposed assignee would not be given reasonable preference (priority) in terms of our allocations policy policy; • if the house would be under-occupied as a result of the assignation assignation. These examples do not in any way alter our general right to refuse permission on reasonable grounds. If we give permission, you cannot increase the rent or other payments made to you by the other person unless we give our permission. See paragraph 10.2 for more detail on getting permission. 4.3 4.4.3 We will not unreasonably refuse permission for a mutual exchange of your house. The exchange must be with another house where the tenant holds a Scottish Secure Tenancy secure tenancy or short Scottish Secure Tenancysecure tenancy. The landlord does not need to be us. The other landlord must also agree to the exchange. Reasonable grounds for refusing permission include the following: • We have served a notice on you warning that we may seek eviction on certain grounds because of your conduct conduct; • We have obtained an order for your eviction eviction; • your house was let to you because of your employment with us us; • your house was designed or adapted for persons with special needs and if the exchange was allowed, there would be no person living in the house who required those designs or adaptations adaptations; • the other house is substantially larger than you and your family need or it is not suitable for the needs of you and your family family; • the proposed exchange would lead to the criminal offence of overcrowding overcrowding. These examples do not in any way alter our general right to refuse permission on reasonable grounds. See paragraph 10.2 for more detail on getting permission. 4.4 4.4.4 If you are married, in a civil partnership, or if you live in the house with someone as husband and wife, we may need their consent. If you are a joint tenant, we will need the other tenant’s written consent to the proposed change. If you want to change the joint tenancy to a single tenancy because the other joint tenant has abandoned the tenancy, you should ask us to use our powers under paragraph 6.8 of this Agreement. 5 REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENTS AND ALTERATIONS

Joint Tenancy. From 1 November 2019 if you want another person to be a joint tenant, the house must have been the only or principal home of the person who wo is to become a joint tenant for at least 12 months immediately before the date of your written request and you, a joint tenant or the person you now wish to become a joint tenant must have notified us of them moving into the house. The person you wish to add as a joint tenant, and any existing joint tenants must apply to us in writing along with you. The length of time the person you want to add as a joint tenant must have been living in the property starts from the date we are notified that the person is living in the property as their only or principal home. You can give us notice of someone living with you before 1 November 2019 and that time will count towards the length of time they have been living at the property. 4.2 property We will not unreasonably refuse permission for an assignation, sublettingsub-letting, joint tenancy, giving up of possession tenancy or taking in a lodger requestlodger. Reasonable grounds for refusing permission include the following: • We  we have served a notice on you warning that we may seek eviction on certain grounds because of your conduct • We conduct;  we have obtained an order for your eviction • It appears eviction;  the rent or deposit that you propose to receive charge ( in the case of sub-letting or taking in a payment or an unreasonable rent or deposit • The lodger) is unreasonable;  the proposed change would lead to the criminal offence of overcrowding • We overcrowding;  we intend to carry out work on the house (or the building of which the house forms part) which would affect the part of the house connected with the proposed change change.  rent is in arrears, or you have other outstanding debts in respect of the tenancy, or have not entered into a reasonable repayment arrangement and maintained same for a period of at least 3 months. From 1 November 2019 we will have the following additional reasonable grounds for refusing permission for an assignation, subletting or joint tenancy request: • We  we have not been notified that the relevant person has been living in the property as their only or principal home • The home;  the relevant person has not been living in the property for the required 12-12 month period • period;  For assignation requests additional grounds for us refusing permission are: • if o If the proposed assignee would not be given reasonable preference (priority) in terms of our allocations policy • if policy; o If the house would be under-occupied as a result of the assignation assignation. These examples do not in any way alter our general right to refuse permission on reasonable grounds. If we give permission, you cannot increase the rent or other payments made to you by the other person (in the case of sub-letting or taking in a lodger) unless we give our permission. See paragraph 10.2 for more detail details on getting permission. 4.3 We will not unreasonably refuse permission for a mutual exchange of your house. The exchange must be with another house where the tenant holds a Scottish Secure Tenancy or short Scottish Secure Tenancy. The landlord does not need to be us. The other landlord must also agree to the exchange. Reasonable grounds for refusing permission include the following: • We have served a notice on you warning that we may seek eviction on certain grounds because of your conduct • We have obtained an order for your eviction • your house was let to you because of your employment with us • your house was designed or adapted for persons with special needs and if the exchange was allowed, there would be no person living in the house who required those designs or adaptations • the other house is substantially larger than you and your family need or it is not suitable for the needs of you and your family • the proposed exchange would lead to the criminal offence of overcrowding These examples do not in any way alter our general right to refuse permission on reasonable grounds. See paragraph 10.2 for more detail on getting permission. 4.4 If you are married, in a civil partnership, or if you live in the house with someone as husband and wife, we may need their consent. If you are a joint tenant, we will need the other tenant’s written consent to the proposed change. If you want to change the joint tenancy to a single tenancy because the other joint tenant has abandoned the tenancy, you should ask us to use our powers under paragraph 6.8 of this Agreement.

Joint Tenancy. From 1 November 2019 if you want another person to be a joint tenant, the house must have been the only or principal home of the person who is to become a joint tenant for at least 12 months immediately before the date of your written request and you, a joint tenant or the person you now wish to become a joint tenant must have notified us of them moving into the house. The person you wish to add as a joint tenant, and any existing joint tenants must apply to us in writing along with you. The length of time the person you want to add as a joint tenant must have been living in the property starts from the date we are notified that the person is living in the property as their only or principal home. You can give us notice of someone living with you before 1 November 2019 and that time will count towards the length of time they have been living at the property. 4.2 . We will not unreasonably refuse permission for an assignation, subletting, joint tenancy, giving up of possession or taking in a lodger request. Reasonable grounds for refusing permission include the following: • We have served a notice on you warning that we may seek eviction on certain grounds because of your conduct conduct; • We have obtained an order for your eviction eviction; • It appears that you propose to receive a payment or an unreasonable rent or deposit deposit; • The proposed change would lead to the criminal offence of overcrowding overcrowding; • We intend to carry out work on the house (or the building of which the house forms part) which would affect the part of the house connected with the proposed change change. From 1 November 2019 we will have the following additional reasonable grounds for refusing permission for an assignation, subletting or joint tenancy request: • We have not been notified that the relevant person has been living in the property as their only or principal home • The relevant person has not been living in the property for the required 12-month period • For assignation requests additional grounds for us refusing permission are: • if the proposed assignee would not be given reasonable preference (priority) in terms of our allocations policy • if the house would be under-occupied as a result of the assignation These examples do not in any way alter our general right to refuse permission on reasonable grounds. If we give permission, you cannot increase the rent or other payments made to you by the other person unless we give our permission. See paragraph 10.2 for more detail on getting permission. 4.3 We will not unreasonably refuse permission for a mutual exchange of your house. The exchange must be with another house where the tenant holds a Scottish Secure Tenancy or short Scottish Secure Tenancy. The landlord does not need to be us. The other landlord must also agree to the exchange. Reasonable grounds for refusing permission include the following: • We have served a notice on you warning that we may seek eviction on certain grounds because of your conduct • We have obtained an order for your eviction • your house was let to you because of your employment with us • your house was designed or adapted for persons with special needs and if the exchange was allowed, there would be no person living in the house who required those designs or adaptations • the other house is substantially larger than you and your family need or it is not suitable for the needs of you and your family • the proposed exchange would lead to the criminal offence of overcrowding These examples do not in any way alter our general right to refuse permission on reasonable grounds. See paragraph 10.2 for more detail on getting permission. 4.4 If you are married, in a civil partnership, or if you live in the house with someone as husband and wife, we may need their consent. If you are a joint tenant, we will need the other tenant’s written consent to the proposed change. If you want to change the joint tenancy to a single tenancy because the other joint tenant has abandoned the tenancy, you should ask us to use our powers under paragraph 6.8 of this Agreement.home;