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Conditions of Tenancy
Renting A Home From Us
When you sign your tenancy agreement with us, you are entering into a contract with us. Both sides agree to keep to certain conditions. The Conditions of Tenancy document tells you what these are.
Why You Need To Understand The Conditions
It is very important that you understand what these conditions are. That is because if you break them, you could loose your home.
The Conditions Tell You About
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Our responsibilities
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Paying your rent
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Using your home
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Making changes to your tenancy
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Repairs and alterations
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Antisocial behaviour
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Community safety and health
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Vehicles
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Animals
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Gardens
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When we can charge you for repairs
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Written notices
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Ending your tenancy
The Conditions of Tenancy can be download 
here
Other Languages
Tenancy Conditions in Portugese - 
Tenancy Conditions in Cantonese - 
Tenancy Conditions in Kurdish - 
We have tried to make the conditions easy to understand, but if you have any questions, please ask your housing officer to explain them.
Right to Buy
You may have the right to buy your home if you are a secure tenant of a Colchester Borough Council. There are various sources of information on the right to buy available:
- You can obtain information on applying to Colchester Borough Council to apply for the 'Right to Buy' here.
- You can also obtain advice from direct.gov.uk.
- Shelter are a housing advice organisation and also provide information.
