TENANCY AGREEMENT GENERAL CONDITIONS OF TENANCY - Part 1

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Rent:
1. To pay the rent and rates regularly and promptly when due.

Repairs and Maintenance:
2. To maintain the dwelling in a clean and tidy condition, to make good any damage to the dwelling wilfully or negligently caused by the Tenant or any other person lawfully living in or lawfully visiting the dwelling, to maintain and keep in repair anything for which the Tenant is Responsible.

Use of Dwelling:
3. To use the dwelling only as a private dwelling house.

Occupation:
4. To occupy the dwelling as the only principal home of the tenant.

Nuisance to Neighbours:
5. Not to do or permit or suffer to be done in the dwelling or within the curtilage or neighbourhood of the dwelling in such a position or in such a manner as to cause a nuisance or annoyance to the occupiers of any neighbouring or adjoining premises.

Caravans, Etc.
6. Not to park or allow to be parked any caravan, boat, vehicle or other items or goods within the curtilege or neighbourhood of the dwelling in such a position or in such a manner as to cause a nuisance or annoyance to the occupiers of any neighbouring or adjoining premises.

Gas:
7. Not to store or permit or suffer to be stored any bottled Gas if the dwelling is a flat or maisonette within a complex of 4 or more storeys in height.
8. Not to store or permit or suffer or to be stored any bottled Gas without the written permission of GHA if the dwelling is any other type of flat with shared access.

Pets:
9. Not to keep any domestic pets without the consent in writing of GHA (if the dwelling is a flat or maisonette).
10 Not to keep more than one domestic pet without the consent in writing of GHA (if the dwelling is not a flat or maisonette).

Planning and Building Control:
11. Not to use or suffer or permit the dwelling to be used in any way contrary to the Planning (NI) Orders, the Building Control Regulations or any amendment or replacement of such Orders or Regulations.
12. Not to breach or permit or suffer any breach of:
a) the Planning (Northern Ireland) Orders or;
b) the Building Control regulations or;
c) any amendment or replacement of those Orders or Regulations.

Structures:
13. Not to erect or suffer or permit to be erected within the curtilage of the dwelling any moveable or immovable structure without the prior written consent of GHA except to the extent that this is permitted by Statute.

Keys:
14. To pay for the replacement of any lost keys.

Assignments, Exchanges, Etc.
15. Not to assign, sub-let or otherwise part with possession of the dwelling or any part of it without the prior written consent of GHA, except to the extent that this is permitted by Statute.

Compensation for Damage:
16. To pay to GHA:
a) The cost of remedying any loss or damage to the dwelling or fixtures therein to the extent that such loss or damage has been caused by the Tenant or any person lawfully living in or visiting the dwelling.
b) The cost of reinstatement if any unauthorised works have been carried out in respect of the dwelling.

End of Tenancy:
17. To deliver up the dwelling at the end of the tenancy in an acceptable condition with all additions (if any) and fixtures in good tenantable repair (except to the extent that responsibility for such repair is placed upon GHA by this Agreement or otherwise) and good decorative order and in clean and tidy condition.

Access:
18. To permit persons authorised by the General Manager and GHA employees to enter the dwelling for the purposes of:
a) viewing its condition; or
b) reading, installing, servicing, improving or removing meters; or
c) carrying out any works of repair; or
d) carrying out any other works ( whether of improvement alteration or otherwise).
19. GHA will normally (except in the case of emergency):
a) Give at least 24 hour notice before exercising any right of access conferred upon it by Clause 18 above and
b) Not seek to exercise such a right of access at any time prior to 9.00am or after 6pm.

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