HOUSING chiefs at Warrington have been getting tough with problem tenants over the last few months – with one tenant being evicted for persistent anti-social behaviour.
Golden Gates Housing Trust (GGHT) have been successful in obtaining a series of tough actions from Warrington County Court.
The actions are designed to tackle the small minority of tenants whose behaviour impacts on the quality of life of other tenants and residents.
In the first of these cases a possession order was granted by the County Court to evict a tenant living in Culcheth, after the Trust presented a catalogue of evidence of tenancy breaches and persistent anti-social behaviour.
GGHT successfully applied for possession of the property but the tenant did not leave. The Trust then returned to court to obtain a warrant for possession, which was granted and Cheshire Police along with GGHT enforcement officers attended the property to return it to the Trust.
The Trust was also successful in applying to Warrington County Court for an anti-social behaviour injunction against a tenant Eagle Mount.
The injunction followed a series of complaints and imposed a number of restrictions on the tenant – one being he must not act in an intimidating manner towards any resident of or visitor to Eagle Mount.
In a further two cases the Trust have obtained Suspended Possession Orders against tenants from Festival Crescent in Orford and Ullswater Avenue.
The Orders, which run for two and three years respectively, follow action by GGHT’s enforcement team with both tenants.
They prevent the tenants from keeping any more than one pet in their property and in the case of the tenant from Festival Crescent, from causing or creating a nuisance or disturbance to any resident or visitor to the area.
A GGHT spokesperson said: “The successful eviction and tough court action should send out a clear message to anyone else thinking of misbehaving – that GGHT will not stand for this.
“We are committed to working with all perpetrators to help them change their behaviour but if they fail to do this we will pursue them in the strongest means possible under the law. We recognise the negative impact that anti social behaviour can have on the lives of our tenants and other local residents and are committed to working with our partners, including Cheshire Police, to tackle the perpetrators.”
Any tenant worried about reporting anti-social behavior should be aware that they can do so in complete confidence by calling GGHT free on 0800 25 26 27.
HOUSING chiefs at Warrington have been getting tough with problem
tenants over the last few months – with one tenant being evicted for
persistent anti-social behaviour.
Housing chiefs get tough with problem tenants
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