If you want to end your tenancy, you must give Irwell Valley at least four weeks’ notice in writing, and this notice must end on a Sunday.
Irwell Valley has a number of requirements that you must comply with when ending your tenancy. You must:
- Return all your keys to your Neighbourhood Officer by 12.00 noon on day after your tenancy ends. If you do not return your keys, we will charge you for the cost of changing the locks and keys.
- Pay all rent and other charges up to the date of the end of your tenancy.
- Remove all your furniture and personal belongings from your home. We will dispose of any items you leave behind, and charge you for the cost of removing them.
- Remove all rubbish from inside and outside the property.
- Remove any greenhouse, garage or shed you have put in the garden.
- Make sure all fixtures and fittings you have installed and which you are leaving in your home are in good working order
- Replace or repair any damaged fixtures and fittings, such as internal doors.
- Leave your home clean, tidy and in a reasonable state of decoration. We may charge you for the reasonable cost of cleaning the property.
- Report all repairs that are needed at the property
- Give us your new address.
You will be asked to attend an exit interview when you move. This will help us improve our services to residents. Your Neighbourhood Officer will contact you to arrange an appointment.
If you leave your home without telling us, we will serve a Notice to Quit. If you don’t reply during the Notice to Quit period we will assume that the property has been abandoned. We will accept this as surrender of your tenancy, which will then bring your tenancy to an end.
If you abandon your home, you may not be eligible for housing with us in the future. We may charge you for the cost of all repairs that are needed because you abandoned the property.
You must not leave anyone else in your home when you leave. You cannot transfer your tenancy to someone else without our written permission. If you do leave anyone in the property, we will evict them as they would be living there without our consent.
If you owe us money for rent or other charges when you leave your home, you must make an arrangement with us to repay the debt.
If you do not make an arrangement with us, we may use external agencies to identify your new address and seek payment for the outstanding debt.
So that we will not assume that your home has been abandoned, you must tell us if you will be away from your home for more than four weeks.
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