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2.18 Ending your tenancy                           We may also charge you use and occupation
                                                              charges for the property until the person is
           Condition 100. You must give at least 4            removed.
           weeks’ notice in writing if you are going to
           end your tenancy. If we offer you a transfer,      Condition 104. You must leave your property
           we will set the date for termination. If you do    and garden in good repair and clean and
           not give proper notice, your tenancy will not      tidy, with all fixtures and fittings in the same
           end and you will continue to be responsible        condition when you move out as they were
           for the rent, service charges and any other        at the start of the tenancy except for fair
           payments due in respect of your tenancy.           wear and tear.
           The 4 weeks’ notice must end on a Sunday.          We will charge you the cost of repairing any
           If you are unable to give 4 weeks’ notice, we may   damage, installing missing or damaged fixtures
           accept surrender of your tenancy earlier unless you   and fittings and the cost of any cleaning that is
           are a joint tenant seeking to terminate it without   necessary.
           the consent of the other joint tenant(s). As soon   Condition 105. You must remove all rubbish,
           as you know you are leaving, you must contact      personal effects, including fitted carpets or
           us to discuss what you must do on surrender.       other floor coverings and furniture from
           You can give notice to end your tenancy by         inside the property and garden, and any of
           writing to the address below:                      your belongings or rubbish from communal
           Enfield Council Housing                            areas. For further details see our website for
                                                              advice and our Clean and Clear policy.
           Edmonton Centre
           36-44 South Mall                                   We cannot store tenants’ belongings left on
           Edmonton                                           the premises after the tenancy has been
           London N9 0TN                                      terminated and the keys have been returned
                                                              to us because the cost and conditions of
           This is the address to which any Notices served    insuring against loss and damage would be
           on us should be sent.                              complicated and unreasonably expensive.
           Whether you or we end the tenancy the following    Therefore, we will get rid of any items that are left
           conditions apply:                                  at the end of the tenancy and charge you the
                                                              cost of removal. If we do not know your
           Condition 101. You must return all keys,
           including all main door entry controlled           forwarding address, we will put the debt into an
           system keys or fobs, for the property to us        account in your name and pursue the debt.
           at the above address by 12 noon on the             When you leave your home, it is your
           Monday of the week you leave.                      responsibility to ensure that we have your
                                                              forwarding address in writing.
           Condition 102. You must pay the rent and
           any other charges up to the date that your         Condition 106. You may not be granted
           tenancy ends.                                      another council tenancy if you:
           If you owe us money when you leave, you must       • are evicted from this council tenancy
           make arrangements to repay the debt. If you do
           not, or if you make an agreement but do not keep   •  abandon this property and do not return
           to it, we may refuse to grant you another council    the keys
           tenancy. We will take legal action to recover the   • owe rent on this or a previous property
           debt.                                              •  leave this property in a poor condition and
                                                                fail to pay for repair and replacement.
           Condition 103. You must not leave anyone
           living in your home when your tenancy ends.        If you need advice on ending your tenancy,
                                                              please discuss this with us.
           If there are people living in the property when your
           tenancy has ended, we will take action to evict
           them and charge you for the cost of the action.


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