LIVING IN YOUR HOME. What you can expect
4.1. You can expect to live in the property without being disturbed by us, the Council, unless we have good reasons. However, we have the right to be allowed into the property to carry out certain repair and maintenance work or inspections.
4.2. You must not have more people living with you than the maximum number allowed for the property. The number is written at the front of this document.
4.3. You can take in lodgers as long as you will not have living with you more than the maximum number of people allowed for the property.
4.4. You must not let your property become overcrowded by allowing people outside your immediate family to live with you. Immediate family is defined as your spouse or partner, child or other dependant you are legally responsible for.
LIVING IN YOUR HOME. What you can expect
6.1 You can expect to live in the property without being disturbed by us, unless we have good reasons. However, we have the right to be allowed into the property to carry out certain repair and maintenance work or inspections and gas safety checks. See paragraph 4.1 for details of the work we must do.
6.2 In an emergency we can force entry into the property if we believe someone is in danger or there is a risk that the property or other properties could be badly damaged.
6.3 You must let us know who is living with you, their details and their relationship to you.
6.4 You can take in lodgers as long as your property is not considered to be overcrowded. As an introductory tenant, you don't have the right to sublet your home or to take in lodgers.
6.5 If you are a secure or flexible tenant you can ask to sublet part of your property while you live in only part of it. You must write to your Housing Officer asking for our permission and you must not sublet until you have received our permission in writing. We will not give permission for you to sublet the whole of the property and live somewhere else. (See definition of subletting and asking permission in section 1)
6.6 You will be responsible for the behaviour of any lodger or subtenant who lives in the property.
6.7 We will allow you to keep one domestic pet with our permission in a house or bungalow, see paragraph 6.11 for flats. However, should you want to keep more than one pet you must obtain written permission from Housing Management Team. (See definition of asking permission in section 1). We will only give permission for you to keep additional pets if the property is suitable. We will always allow an assistance dog for a member of your household.
6.8 Cockerel(s) will not be permitted to be kept in domestic gardens.
6.9 You must be a responsible owner and your pet or pets must not annoy, disturb, or attack other people, or cause damage to the property and you must provide adequate fencing to prevent your animal from straying beyond your boundary.
6.10 We will not normally give permission for a dog or cat in a flat that shares a communal entrance, however visiting pets would be allowed providing they didn’t cause a nuisance.
6.11 You will always require permission to keep any pets in a communal flat.
6.12 We can ask you to re-home your pet or pets if they are causing a nuisance or you are not a responsible owner.
6.13 You (and anyone living with you) must not keep (or allow your visit...
LIVING IN YOUR HOME. You must live in your home as your only or principal home. If you do not we will take legal action against you and you may lose your home. If you are a joint tenant at least one of you must live in your home as your only or principal home.
LIVING IN YOUR HOME. (a) You must live in the property as your only or main home. If you are a joint tenant, it must be the only or main home of at least one of you.
(b) You must tell your Neighbourhood Team, the address of which appears on Page 17 of this Agreement in writing if you are going to be away from your home for more than four weeks.This is so we know you have not moved away permanently.
LIVING IN YOUR HOME. (a) You must live in the property as your only or main home. If you are a joint tenant, it must be the only or main home of at least one of you. On accepting this tenancy if you own another property anywhere in the world and become a tenant due to some form of need e.g. medical need, you must take steps to sell your own property within 6 months of becoming a tenant. If no steps have been taken to sell your own property you are in breach of your obligations within this agreement.
(b) You must tell your Area Housing Officer if you are going to be away from your home for more than four weeks. This is so we know you have not moved away permanently.
LIVING IN YOUR HOME. (a) You must live in the property as your only or main home. If you are a joint tenant, it must be the only or main home of at least one of you. On accepting this tenancy you are expected to end your legal interest in any other property anywhere in the world within 6 months of becoming a tenant. If no steps have been taken to end your legal interest you are in breach of your obligations within this agreement.
(b) You must tell your Area Housing Officer if you are going to be away from your home for more than four weeks. This is so we know you have not moved away permanently.
(c) If this is your first tenancy with the Council then it will be as an Introductory Tenant. As an Introductory tenant you are not allowed to take in lodgers and you will not be eligible to purchase the property under the ‘Right to buy’ scheme. The introductory status will remain for 12 months. However, the Council has the right to extend this period to 18 months in total should concerns be raised around your suitability as a tenant; for example if you, your family or visitors cause a nuisance or a disturbance to other residents in the area.
LIVING IN YOUR HOME. 3.2.1. You, your family and visitors must not use the property for anything other than a private home.
3.2.2. You must live at the property and it must be your only or main (principal) home.
3.2.3. You must not run a business from the property without first obtaining our written permission. Before we consider granting or refusing permission to run a business we consider factors such as the amount of noise generated, any nuisance that may be caused to your neighbours or whether damage will occur to the property. Even if our consent is given, in the capacity as landlord, you may also still need to obtain planning permission for a change of use.
LIVING IN YOUR HOME. Deposits:
LIVING IN YOUR HOME. Occupying the Property
4.1. You must occupy the property as your only or main home. If another property becomes your only or main home, the Council may take steps to end your tenancy and seek possession.
4.2. If you need to leave your home for longer than one (1) month, you must notify your housing officer in advance.
4.3. The Council may wish to undertake an audit on your home. You may be requested to provide identification in respect of yourself and anyone else who is living in the property, and proof that you live in the property (i.e. by a utility bill).
