Your tenancy with us

What are my rights and responsibilities as a tenant
of Viridian?
Although your tenancy agreement gives full details of your rights
and responsibilities as a resident, the main points you should be
aware of are set out below.
• To live in your home (security of tenure)
Your tenancy gives you exclusive use of your home. We can usually
only take it away from you by court order if you have broken a
condition of your tenancy, which could include amongst other
reasons:
• The tenancy address is no longer your main home
• You have continuously paid your rent late
• You, someone living with you or someone who visits you has:
- damaged or neglected your home
- harassed or caused a nuisance to your neighbours
- been convicted of using your home for a criminal offence
such as drug dealing
• You die and no-one in the property has the right to take over
the tenancy.
Paying your rent
As a tenant, you agree to pay your rent in full and on time. Details
on the different ways you can pay your rent, and what would
happen if you do not, can be found in the information leaflet
‘Paying your rent/service charges’.
Housing Benefit
If you are entitled to receive Housing Benefit, you are responsible for:
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• Making your application for Housing Benefit to the local
authority promptly
• Providing all information requested by them as quickly as
possible
• Telling them of any change in circumstances that may affect
your entitlement
• Paying any Housing Benefit paid directly to you into your rent
account
• Paying any rent or charges not covered by Housing Benefit