Joint tenancy
Succession
Sole Tenancy
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Your tenancy agreement is the document you sign when you agree to become
the tenant of your home.
It is a contract between you and us and records information such as your name,
the date you became our tenant and the rent. It also lists the other
conditions you must keep to as a tenant.
In some circumstances you can apply to have the parties to tenancy agreement
changed.
You may want to share the responsibilities of your tenancy with someone who lives with you. In this case, you should contact your housing office for advice and assistance.
Succession is applied at the death of a sole or joint tenancy.
There can normally only be one succession to a tenancy.
When a sole tenant dies, provided he was not himself a successor tenant,
the tenancy may be passed to a tenant's spouse if the spouse occupied the
property at the time of the tenant's death or to a member of the family, if
the member of the family has lived in the property as their main home no less
than 12 months.
There is no right to succession if the family member has not lived at the
property for the past 12 months.
Upon the death of a joint tenant, where there has been no previous
succession, the remaining joint tenant automatically succeeds to the tenancy
and a sole tenancy is created. There can normally be no further successions to
this tenancy; there can be no further transfers or assignments once a
succession has taken place.
If you wish to apply to have the parties to your tenancy agreement changed,
please arrange to contact your local neighbourhood office to make an
appointment with you local Tenancy Management Officer. (Please refer to useful
links for details of all local Neighbourhood Offices).
If you would like more information, or have a comment, complaint or
suggestion about how we can improve our services or complain to us about a
service you have received. A form is available from reception areas, or by
using the feedback link below or contact us directly on 01204 335765 and we
will send you one. You can also give feedback in writing to:
Best Practice & Performance Team
Bolton at Home
FREEPOST NAT13006
Bolton
BL1 8ZZ
Or email
Housing.complaints@boltonathome.org.uk
For other services standard information please use the link below.
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