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Sandwell Homes Ltd
Dartmouth House
Sandwell Road
West Bromwich
B70 8TQ
Tel: 0121 569 6000
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Your Home
Your Tenancy
As a council tenant, you are likely to be a secure tenant. However, all new tenants are now given an introductory tenancy for the first 12 months, a period which can be extended to 18 months if the landlord is not satisfied that you are keeping to the tenancy agreement conditions.
After the introductory period you become a secure tenant, as long as the tenancy has been conducted satisfactorily.
A Secure Tenant has more rights than a standard tenant. You become a 'secure tenant' after 12 months. Its basically a probationary period when you are a non secure tenant.
An introductory tenant does not enjoy all the same rights as a secure tenant. For example, if you are an introductory tenant you do not have an automatic legal right to:
- Take in lodgers. Lodgers can be taken in only with the permission of the landlord
- Buy your council home
- Make improvements to your home
- Exchange your home
- Transfer to another landlord
However, you may apply for permission to take in a lodger, improve your home or exchange it. Speak to your local neighbourhood office for more details.
After the 12 month introductory tenancy period these rights are applicable under your secure tenancy. Please note, we would only end your tenancy if you broke your agreement, in which case you might be evicted.
You can only be evicted from your home via a court order. Eviction could be for specific reasons, the most common being:
- Failure to pay rent
- Obtaining a tenancy by giving false information
- Failing to keep to your tenancy agreement
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