Registered Social Landlord and Housing Powers

Anti-Social Behaviour Injunctions (ASBI's)

An Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction is a civil order made by the county court to compel an adult (over the age of 18) to do something or to prevent a particular action or behaviour. Social landlords can apply for the ABSI's for tenants, they can also be enforced on owner-occupiers and non-tenants. Injunctions are used when someone is committing anti-social behaviour, including noise nuisance, verbal abuse, visitors causing nuisance to neighbours, untidy gardens and threats of violence or actual violence

Demotion Orders

Demotion Orders are used by landlords when a tenant, resident or visitor to the tenant's home has behaved or threatened to behave in a way which is capable of causing nuisance and affects the housing management of an area. They allow landlords to apply to the courts to reduce the security of tenure for tenants, by removing a number of tenancy rights, including the right to buy and the right to exchange. If a tenant continues to misbehave then action can be taken to seek possession of their home.