6 year fixed term tenancy agreement| leaving your home and ending your tenancy | page 29
6. leaving your home and ending your tenancy
your responsibilities 6.1
Once the Probationary Period has ended, you can only end this tenancy before the fixed period has ended if we agree to it and by following the procedure set out below. This is without prejudice to your right to exercise the break clause during the Probationary Period. If you want to leave your home, you must give us a written request for early termination at least 28 days before you wish to surrender your tenancy. All tenants of this tenancy must sign the surrender document. We have a form for you to complete your notice correctly. We will then respond to your written request for early termination. If we do not accept your request for early termination, we will tell you why. We will continue to charge you rent and service charges until the tenancy is brought to an end.
6.2
At the end of your tenancy you agree to give us vacant possession and you must leave the property including fixtures and fittings we have provided in good condition and in proper working order.
6.3
You must leave your property in a clean and tidy condition. If we have to clean the property as it has been left in an unclean state you must pay us for the cost of this cleaning.
6.4
You must return all keys and communal door entry fobs on or before the day your tenancy has ended. If your keys and fobs are not returned you must pay us for the cost of replacements.
6.5
You must pay for repair or replacement if damage has been caused deliberately or by your own neglect or failure to report repairs which we would otherwise be required to do.
6.6
If you have made any improvements or alterations to your home without our permission you must return the home to how it was before you have made the improvements before the tenancy ends. If we have given permission which imposed conditions (such as returning the property to a particular state) then you must comply with those conditions before the tenancy ends. If you don’t then
we may do the work and you must pay us the costs.
6.7
You must not leave any other person or a pet living in your home when you move out.
6.8
When your tenancy ends you are still responsible for paying us any money you owe under this agreement.
6.9
You must remove all belongings from the property when your tenancy ends (however ended – whether you give notice or surrender, or we serve notice on you, or a Court orders you to leave, or you simply leave without telling us). If you fail to do this we may remove and store your belongings and if not collected within 28 days we may sell or otherwise dispose of any furniture, goods or personal belongings which you fail to remove from the property. You will be responsible for all reasonable costs which we incur and we will be entitled to deduct these costs (and/or damage incurred or rent arrears left owing on your tenancy) from any monies that are lawfully due to you. By signing this tenancy agreement you are giving us your irrevocable (permanent and binding) permission to dispose of any of your personal belongings we find, in accordance with this agreement.
6.10
When this tenancy is an assured tenancy within the meaning of the Housing Act 1988, we may use any of the grounds for possession set out in the Act (including future amendments and additions, or any replacement legislation and in particular:- Exercise of Break Option under Section 5(1)(c) Housing Act 1988); Notice under Section 21 Housing Act 1988; or Grounds under Schedule 2 Housing Act 1988) to terminate your tenancy. At the end of your tenancy we may give you notice under Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988, and we can then obtain a Court order to evict you.
our responsibilities 6.11
We will arrange to inspect your home when you have given us notice to terminate. You must pay us for any repairs, removal of items or decoration you were responsible for unless you carry these out before you leave.
6.12
If you die and there is no succession in accordance with Section 9 of this agreement, your executors must contact us to make arrangements to terminate the tenancy. We will charge any outstanding costs to your estate.
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