Social Landlord Service: Tenancy policy

5.5. Use and occupation

1. In some cases a household will be allowed to stay in a property for a short period of time following the end of the tenancy (and there is no right of succession) or where a joint tenancy has been ended by one of the joint tenants but the other former joint tenant has been left in occupation. They are not tenancies and the occupiers have no rights of tenancy. All such occupiers will be required to apply to join the Housing Allocation Scheme within 4 weeks, unless in accordance with this policy, they are offered a tenancy of the property they are occupying.
2. This allows the Housing Advice Team to consider the housing need of that household in accordance with the Council's Housing Allocation Scheme and subsequently support them with accommodation pending rehousing in an appropriate property as long as the normal conditions of a tenancy are maintained. Residents occupying properties on Use and Occupation terms will be served notice to vacate the property if they refuse an offer of accommodation from the Housing Allocations Policy and Scheme.
3. ​​​​​​​Should an occupier not be eligible to join the Housing Allocation Scheme, the Council shall serve notice for them to vacate the property if they have not secured accommodation after being advised that they are not eligible.