Annex One- Obligations of tenants in respect of ASB

Tenants are responsible for the behaviour of every person living in or visiting the property. This includes the tenant's children and the children of any visitors. This responsibility extends to any communal areas (e.g. stairs, lifts, landings, entrance halls, paved areas, garden areas and parking areas) on surrounding land and in the neighbourhood around the property.

• The tenant, other persons living in the property or visitors to the household must not behave in a way that causes or is likely to cause nuisance, annoyance or disturbance to any other person in the locality of the property.
• The tenant, other persons living in the property or visitors to the household must not harass any other person in the locality of the property.
• Harassment includes (but is not limited to):

Racist behaviour or language.

Using or threatening to use domestic violence.

Using abusive or insulting words.

Behaving in a threatening or insulting manner.

Damaging or threatening to damage another person’s home or possessions.

Writing threatening or abusive or insulting graffiti.

Doing anything that interferes with the peace, comfort or convenience of other people.

• Tenants, other persons living in the property or their visitors must not use the property, any communal area or the locality of the property to carry out any illegal activity.
• Tenants, other persons living in the property or their visitors must not cause any damage or write graffiti on Council property.
• Tenants, other persons living in the property or their visitors must not interfere with any security and safety equipment located in any communal block, for example by jamming open security or fire doors, or by letting in strangers who do not have identification.
• Tenants, other persons living in the property or their visitors must not be violent or threaten violence against any other person, whether they are living with them or in another property. You must not harass, use mental, emotional, physical or sexual abuse to make anyone who lives with you leave the property. If a person leaves the property because of domestic violence perpetrated by the tenant, the Council may take action to end the tenancy.
• Tenants, other persons living in the property or their visitors must not use abusive or threatening language or act in a violent, aggressive or abusive manner towards the elected members, officers or agents of the Council.
• Any pets belonging to tenants, other persons living in the property or their visitors must not cause a nuisance or annoyance to other people or damage to property.
• Tenants, other persons living in the property or their visitors must not encourage vermin to the locality of the property by, for example, feeding or putting out food for pigeons, seagulls or other birds or animals or by leaving out rubbish before the due rubbish collection day.

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