Common use of Security of Tenure Clause in Contracts

Security of Tenure. Your rights as a tenant are protected as long as at least one tenant occupies the property as your only or main home, as set out in this agreement. If a Notice to Quit is given by one or more joint tenants, this will bring the tenancy to an end when the Notice expires. You are responsible for the behaviour of all people who live with you and your guests. Any breaches of this agreement may result in legal action, including possession proceedings, being taken against you. Subject to the obligation to give us access to your home as stated in condition 1.3, you have the right to occupy the property without interference from us for the duration of the tenancy, as long as you comply with this agreement. If you fail to comply with any of the conditions within this agreement the Council may take action, for example legal action, to demote your tenancy, in some cases of anti-social behaviour, or to evict you from your home. (See Supporting Information on Anti-Social behaviour) As long as you are living in your home we can only take action to evict you for one of the reasons (called ‘grounds for possession’) set out in the Housing Act 1985 (as amended by the Housing Act 1996) or any other grounds introduced by future legislation. We will only take action to evict you using these grounds for possession if a court agrees with our request and makes an order for possession. By signing this agreement, you have the right to: • occupy your property • take in lodgers* • take in a sub-tenant (with our prior consent in writing)* • assign your tenancy (with our prior consent in writing)* • have qualifying family members succeed to your home* • right to buy* • right to information* • right to repair* • right to compensation for improvements that you have carried out *(See Supporting Information)

Security of Tenure. Your rights as a tenant are protected as long as at least one tenant occupies the property as your only or main home, as set out in this agreement. If a Notice to Quit is given by one or more joint tenants, this will bring the tenancy to an end when the Notice expires. You are responsible for the behaviour of all people who live with you and your guests. Any breaches of this agreement may result in legal action, including possession proceedings, being taken against you. Subject to the obligation to give us access to your home as stated in condition 1.3, you have the right to occupy the property without interference from us for the duration of the tenancy, as long as you comply with this agreement. If you fail to comply with any of the conditions within this agreement the Council may take action, for example legal action, to demote your tenancy, in some cases of anti-social behaviour, or to evict you from your home. (See Supporting Information on Antianti-Social social behaviour) As While you are an introductory tenant we can terminate your tenancy by serving a notice of proceedings. The notice will specify the reasons for termination and will give at least 6 weeks notice of our intention to issue possession proceedings. The Court will be obliged to make an order for possession. You will have the right to request a review of our decision to serve notice of proceedings. Once you become a secure tenant, as long as you are living in your home we can only take action to evict you for one of the reasons (called ‘grounds for possession’) set out in the Housing Act 1985 ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (as amended by the Housing Act 1996) or any other grounds introduced by future legislation. We will only take action to evict you using these grounds for possession if a court agrees with our request and makes an order for possession. By signing this agreement, you have the right to: • occupy your property • take in lodgers* • take in a sub-tenant (with our prior consent in writing)* • assign your tenancy (with our prior consent in writing)* • have qualifying family members succeed to your home* • right to buy* • right to information* • right to repair* • right to compensation for improvements that you have carried out *(See Supporting Information)

Security of Tenure. Your rights 2.1 The Tenant enjoys what is known as Security of Tenure. This means the Tenant can only be evicted from the property on certain grounds, which are specified in law and which need to be proven in court. No proceedings can be taken to evict ‘The Tenant’ from the property unless ’The Tenant’ has first been served with a tenant are protected as long as at least one tenant formal Notice stating the Council’s intention to seek an order to evict and the reasons why. 2.2 For a Secure Tenant, in cases where nuisance or annoyance is caused by any person residing in the tenancy, the Council may also apply to a Court for a Demotion Order under Section 14 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003, which will end the Secure Tenancy, and create a Demoted Tenancy. 2.3 ‘The Tenant’ only enjoys Security of Tenure if he or she occupies the property as your their only or main principal home, as set out in this agreement. If a Notice to Quit is given by one or more joint tenants, this will bring the tenancy to an end when the Notice expires. You are responsible for the behaviour of all people who live with you and your guests. Any breaches of this agreement may result in legal action, including possession proceedings, being taken against you. Subject to the obligation to give us access to your home as stated in condition 1.3, you have the right ‘The Tenant’ intends not to occupy the property for longer than one consecutive month, ‘The Tenant’ must notify the Council in writing. If this is not done, the Council can take steps to end the tenancy. 2.4 ‘The Tenant’ must give 28 days’ notice in writing to terminate the tenancy. In the case of a joint tenancy, notice given by one joint tenant will terminate the joint tenancy for both tenants. A joint tenant of the property cannot end his or her interest in the tenancy without interference from us the Council’s consent. The keys to the property must be returned to the Council before 5.00pm on the Monday on which the tenancy ends. If the keys are returned after this date ‘The Tenant’ will be charged at an amount equivalent to the weekly rent for the duration use and occupation of the property. When the keys are returned to the Council, ‘The Tenant’ must ensure the Council has vacant possession of the property. ‘The Tenant’ must not leave any other person in the property when they move out. If they do ‘The Tenant’ may be charged for the continued use of the property, and any costs of removing persons left in the property. 2.5 When the property is vacated: i) The property (including any loft space) and garden should be left clear of rubbish, furniture and other belongings, and in a clean condition. ii) The Council’s fixtures and fittings should not be removed. ‘The Tenant’ may be charged for clearing items from the property, cleaning the property or replacing fixtures and fittings which have been damaged, removed or replaced withou the Council’s written permission. 2.6 At the end of the tenancy, as long as you comply with this agreement‘The Tenant’ agrees to allow the Council to dispose of anything left in the property in the manner that it sees fit. If you fail to comply with any of the conditions within this agreement items are sold the Council may take action, for example legal action, use any proceeds to demote your tenancy, in some cases of anti-social behaviourreduce any debt due to the Council from ‘The Tenant’, or the cost of storing or disposing of any items. 2.7 When the tenancy comes to evict you from your home. (See Supporting Information on Anti-Social behaviour) As long as you are living in your home we can only take action to evict you for one of an end, ‘The Tenant’ has the reasons (called ‘grounds for possession’) set out in the Housing Act 1985 (as amended by the Housing Act 1996) or any other grounds introduced by future legislation. We will only take action to evict you using these grounds for possession if a court agrees with our request and makes an order for possession. By signing this agreement, you have the right to: • occupy your property • take in lodgers* • take in a sub-tenant (with our prior consent in writing)* • assign your tenancy (with our prior consent in writing)* • have qualifying family members succeed to your home* • right to buy* • right to information* • right to repair* • right to compensation for certain types of improvements that you have carried out *(See Supporting Information)he or she has made to the property with the Council’s written consent. These qualifying repairs and the rates of compensation are defined by law.

Security of Tenure. Your rights as a tenant are protected as long as at least one tenant occupies The landlord can gain possession of the property as only under certain circumstances. You must be given a written notice called a “Notice of Intention to Seek Possession”, containing prescribed information including the grounds on which possession is sought. The length of notice will either be two weeks or two months depending on the ground. After the notice expires, the landlord must obtain a court order for possession before you are obliged to leave. Groups of students moving into self-contained flats and houses will usually be offered a joint tenancy. This means that you share the responsibility with your only or main home, as set out in this agreementfellow tenants for ensuring that all the conditions and obligations of your tenancy are met. If your tenancy states that you must not play music after 11.00pm, for example, you are all equally responsible for ensuring that this obligation is met. As a Notice joint tenant you are jointly and individually responsible for paying the rent and bills. If one of your group did not pay their share of the rent the other members would be equally as responsible for making up this shortfall as the group member who did not pay. In view of this it makes sense to Quit get to know the people whom you intend to share accommodation with before you sign an agreement, which is given by one or more joint tenantslegally binding. However, this is not always possible. Even if you are a group of friends, living together may expose another side to people you thought you knew! If something does go wrong, for example one you does not pay a ▇▇▇▇, you may wish to take action against your fellow tenant, through the Small Claims Court, to recover the money. Please be warned: This process can take a long time. Also if one of the group serves notice that they are leaving the accommodation this action will bring make your current tenancy void and you may need to renegotiate with the landlord to remain in the property. A subtenant is a person whose immediate landlord is himself a tenant. This situation could arise for example, when a sole-tenant moves out of a property and issues a tenancy agreement to another person who moves in, without the original tenancy being brought to an end when end. Most written tenancies include a clause that prohibits subletting outright although some tenancies merely state that subletting is not permitted without the Notice expires. You are responsible for the behaviour of all people who live with you and your guests. Any breaches of this agreement may result in legal action, including possession proceedings, being taken against you. Subject to the obligation to give us access to your home as stated in condition 1.3, you have the right to occupy the property without interference from us for the duration consent of the tenancy, as long as you comply with this agreementlandlord. If you fail are a tenant who is subletting to comply another person without the landlord’s permission you could be in breach of your contract. A subtenant has no legal relationship with any the landlord. The subtenant’s legal status is dependent on his relationship to the tenant. In many cases, especially involving house and flat shares, where one person moves out and is replaced by another without the original (joint) tenancy being brought to an end, the subtenant will in fact be a licensee. The licensee will have less security of tenure than the conditions within this agreement other sharers, but will not be jointly and severally liable for the Council may take action, for example legal action, to demote your tenancy, in some cases of anti-social behaviour, or to evict you from your home. (See Supporting Information on Anti-Social behaviour) As long as you are living in your home we can only take action to evict you for one of the reasons (called ‘grounds for possession’) set out in the Housing Act 1985 (as amended by the Housing Act 1996) or any other grounds introduced by future legislation. We will only take action to evict you using these grounds for possession if a court agrees with our request and makes an order for possession. By signing this agreement, you have the right to: • occupy your property • take in lodgers* • take in a sub-tenant (with our prior consent in writing)* • assign your tenancy (with our prior consent in writing)* • have qualifying family members succeed to your home* • right to buy* • right to information* • right to repair* • right to compensation for improvements that you have carried out *(See Supporting Information)whole rent.

Security of Tenure. Your rights as a tenant are protected as long as at least one tenant occupies The landlord can gain possession of the property as only under certain circumstances. You must be given a written notice called a “Notice of Intention to Seek Possession”, containing prescribed information including the grounds on which possession is sought. The length of notice will either be two weeks or two months depending on the ground. After the notice expires, the landlord must obtain a court order for possession before you are obliged to leave. Groups of students moving into self-contained flats and houses will usually be offered a joint tenancy. This means that you share the responsibility with your only or main home, as set out in this agreementfellow tenants for ensuring that all the conditions and obligations of your tenancy are met. If your tenancy states that you must not play music after 11.00pm, for example, you are all equally responsible for ensuring that this obligation is met. As a Notice joint tenant you are jointly and individually responsible for paying the rent and bills. If one of your group did not pay their share of the rent the other members would be equally as responsible for making up this shortfall as the group member who did not pay. In view of this it makes sense to Quit get to know the people whom you intend to share accommodation with before you sign an agreement, which is given by one or more joint tenantslegally binding. However, this is not always possible. Even if you are a group of friends, living together may expose another side to people you thought you knew! If something does go wrong, for example one you does not pay a bill, you may wish to take action against your fellow tenant, through the Small Claims Court, to recover the money. Please be warned: This process can take a long time. Also if one of the group serves notice that they are leaving the accommodation this action will bring make your current tenancy void and you may need to renegotiate with the landlord to remain in the property. A subtenant is a person whose immediate landlord is himself a tenant. This situation could arise for example, when a sole-tenant moves out of a property and issues a tenancy agreement to another person who moves in, without the original tenancy being brought to an end when end. Most written tenancies include a clause that prohibits subletting outright although some tenancies merely state that subletting is not permitted without the Notice expires. You are responsible for the behaviour of all people who live with you and your guests. Any breaches of this agreement may result in legal action, including possession proceedings, being taken against you. Subject to the obligation to give us access to your home as stated in condition 1.3, you have the right to occupy the property without interference from us for the duration consent of the tenancy, as long as you comply with this agreementlandlord. If you fail are a tenant who is subletting to comply another person without the landlord’s permission you could be in breach of your contract. A subtenant has no legal relationship with any the landlord. The subtenant’s legal status is dependent on his relationship to the tenant. In many cases, especially involving house and flat shares, where one person moves out and is replaced by another without the original (joint) tenancy being brought to an end, the subtenant will in fact be a licensee. The licensee will have less security of tenure than the conditions within this agreement other sharers, but will not be jointly and severally liable for the Council may take action, for example legal action, to demote your tenancy, in some cases of anti-social behaviour, or to evict you from your home. (See Supporting Information on Anti-Social behaviour) As long as you are living in your home we can only take action to evict you for one of the reasons (called ‘grounds for possession’) set out in the Housing Act 1985 (as amended by the Housing Act 1996) or any other grounds introduced by future legislation. We will only take action to evict you using these grounds for possession if a court agrees with our request and makes an order for possession. By signing this agreement, you have the right to: • occupy your property • take in lodgers* • take in a sub-tenant (with our prior consent in writing)* • assign your tenancy (with our prior consent in writing)* • have qualifying family members succeed to your home* • right to buy* • right to information* • right to repair* • right to compensation for improvements that you have carried out *(See Supporting Information)whole rent.

Security of Tenure. Your rights as a tenant are protected as long as at least one tenant occupies the property as your only or main home, as set out in this agreement. If a Notice to Quit is given by one or more joint tenants, this will bring the tenancy to an end when the Notice expires. You are responsible for the behaviour of all people who live with you and your guests. Any breaches of this agreement may result in legal action, including possession proceedings, being taken against you. Subject to the obligation to give us access to your home as stated in condition 1.3, you have the right to occupy the property without interference from us for the duration of the tenancy, as long as you comply with this agreement. If you fail to comply with any of the conditions within this agreement the Council may take action, for example legal action, to demote your tenancy, in some cases of anti-social behaviour, or to evict you from your home. (See Supporting Information on Anti-Social behaviour) As long as you are living in your home we can only take action to evict you for one of the reasons (called ‘grounds for possession’) set out in the Housing Act 1985 ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ (as amended by the Housing Act 1996) or any other grounds introduced by future legislation. We will only take action to evict you using these grounds for possession if a court agrees with our request and makes an order for possession. By signing this agreement, you have the right to: • occupy your property • take in lodgers* • take in a sub-tenant (with our prior consent in writing)* • assign your tenancy (with our prior consent in writing)* • have qualifying family members succeed to your home* • right to buy* • right to information* • right to repair* • right to compensation for improvements that you have carried out *(See Supporting Information)