Tenancy Agreements

The type of tenancy agreement that you have depends on several factors, mainly:  the date your tenancy commenced, whether you live in a property owned by the Association, or whether you live in Scotland or England. You could have a Secure Tenancy, Assured Tenancy, Assured Shorthold Tenancy or Short Assured Tenancy.   The front page of your tenancy agreement will tell you which type of tenancy you hold.

Tenants' rights and responsibilities are outlined in the Agreements and the Housing Officer or Manager will explain the key parts when you sign your tenancy agreement.   However, it is important to keep the tenancy agreement in a safe place to enable you to refer to it in the future.

Summary of Tenancy Responsibilities

You are responsible for keeping to the terms of your tenancy in the following ways:

• Paying your rent on time
• Allowing us and our contractors access to carry out repairs, especially annual servicing of gas appliances
• Reporting faults and repairs to us that are our responsibility to carry out
• Not causing neighbour nuisance or harassment
• Keeping your home in a clean condition, including internal decoration and minor repairs
• Arranging contents insurance to cover your personal belongings and for accidental damage to Crown's fixtures and fittings. (We can provide details of a low cost policy)
• Only operating a business from your home if you have discussed it with us first and obtained our permission.
• Not using your home for illegal or immoral purposes.
• Obtaining permission in writing before making any alterations
• Obtaining permission to keep a pet
• Informing the Association if you are going to be away for 28 days or more
• No subletting of your property