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19 Co-operating with the landlord and access Council employees, agents or contractors may need to enter your home at reasonable times to inspect it or carry out repairs or other work and we will expect you to agree to this.We will tell you when we intend to call.You should always ask to see an identity card before letting anyone into your home to carry out their duties. If we have given notice but you fail to let us in, we may force entry if we believe that there is a risk of injury or damage to the property or other properties, for example where we need access to service or carry out other works to any gas installations in the premises.We may charge you for any costs we incur. In the case of an emergency we may have to enter your home without giving notice. Note: Our usual practice is to give at least 24-hours written notice that we need access to your property, although 20 Looking after the property You must look after the property and the communal areas. For example, you must not put anything heavy on your balcony or roof garden that might damage the structure. You must also take care not to damage our fixtures and fittings. You are responsible for repairing any damage to the property which is caused deliberately or negligently by you, your lodgers, friends, relatives, visitors or any other person living in the property.You will also have to pay for the cost of repairing any damage to any other property or to the communal areas which was caused deliberately or negligently by you, your visitors, lodgers or any other person living in the property. 21 Alterations and improvements You must not make any alteration, improvement or addition to the property or its fixtures, fittings and outbuildings without our written permission. This will not be withheld unreasonably from a secure tenant. Secure tenants Introductory and non-secure tenants Note: As well as obtaining permission under the tenancy conditions you should also check whether or not planning, building control or other permissions are needed. The director of housing reserves the right to withdraw any permission granted under the tenancy conditions to alter, improve or add to the property if other required permissions are not obtained. You can get more advice about these from your housing office or the Town Hall. Note: We will not unreasonably withhold permission from a secure tenant to alter the outside of the property in any way. We will refuse permission for large hedges and trees if we reasonably believe that they may cause a nuisance to neighbours. 22 Taking care of your garden and balcony You must keep your garden and balcony areas tidy and free from rubbish. You must not hang anything over the balcony walls or rails or from windows, for example, washing.You must not do anything on your balcony, which is likely to cause a nuisance to other people such as allowing water to escape, holding barbecues or keeping animals. 23 Taking care of the communal areas You must not block these areas, or do anything that might cause problems for people using the footpaths, passages or communal areas. In particular, you must keep lifts and fire exits clear and free from rubbish.
24 The risks of fire, flood and other damage You must not keep inflammable materials, liquids or gases in the property other than may be reasonably required for domestic use or do anything, which might cause a fire, flood or other damage to the property. If you live in a flat or maisonette, you are not allowed to keep or use liquid petroleum gas, other than that in disposable containers such as aerosols which comply with the current British Standard for disposable cylinders and which have a maximum capacity of 1 litre. The number of such cylinders must be limited to that reasonably required for domestic use. You must not store dangerous or offensive substances in the communal areas. 25 Parking and vehicle repairs You must not park any motor vehicle on the property or the communal areas other than a car, motorbike or other similar-sized vehicle. In particular, you must not park a caravan, boat, trailer or business vehicle on the property or the communal areas without first obtaining the written permission of the director of housing. This will only be given in exceptional circumstances. You must only park your vehicle in proper parking bays, parking spaces, car parks, estate roads and garages. In particular, you must not park on any forecourt, including block or estate entrances and garage areas, grassed areas, areas marked with yellow lines and/or boxes, and you must not park in a way which might cause an obstruction. If there is a You must not park any vehicle which is untaxed, uninsured or is not roadworthy on the property (other than in an integral garage) or the communal areas. You must not carry out major repairs including engine changes, body part replacements and paint spraying, to any vehicle on the property or communal areas. You may carry out routine maintenance such as changing of tyres, plugs and oil, providing that this does not cause a hazard or nuisance or annoyance to neighbours. In particular, when changing oil you must not allow it to foul roadways or paths.You must 26 Dogs and other animals You, your friends, relatives, visitors and any other person living in the property, including children, must not do any of the following:
If any animal causes a nuisance we will ask you to remove it from the property. If you live on an estate where dog byelaws are in force you must keep to the rules of the scheme. 27 Display of notices You must not display any notice, which is visible from outside the property other than election notices and notices relating to community events. Note: Our concern is with inflammatory, offensive or defamatory notices. |
