What we can do if you don’t keep to this agreement
11.1
If you do not pay your rent and other charges for the property regularly and on time we may take court action to get back the amounts you owe. This could result in you being evicted from your home. We will also get back from you any court costs or bailiff ’s charges we have to pay.
11.2
If you break any of the other conditions of this agreement, we may take legal action against you. This could result in you being evicted from your home and repaying any court costs or bailiff ’s charges we have to pay. If you are evicted from your home, you may be refused council accommodation in future.
11.3
If we obtain a court order, you may lose some of your rights. If you are a secure tenant your tenancy may be demoted, which reduces your rights to those of an introductory tenant.
11.4
If you are an introductory tenant, we may decide not to upgrade you to a secure tenancy or we may apply for a court order to evict you. The court will usually give a landlord a possession order on an introductory tenancy.
11.5
If you are a secure tenant, we may take away the right to buy your home.
11.6
If you do not carry out any repair or maintenance that you are responsible for, such as internal decoration or garden maintenance, or if we are not happy with any improvement you do, we will take the following action:
- We will write to tell you what repairs, maintenance or improvements you must do and when. You must get our approval before doing any work to your home.
- If you do not do the work we ask you to within the set time, we may do it ourselves. You will then have to pay for the cost of the work.