Issue - meetings

This report looks at the need to change the following ‘tenancy’ conditions: travellers licence conditions; non-secure temporary accommodation agreement (shared hostel and non shared hostel); non-secure temporary accommodation agreement (dispersed); and introduction of a under 18’s licence for permanent ‘tenancies’ to incorporate guarantor and support provider.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for Housing be advised to approve option A to adopt the new terms and conditions and that they take effect from 2^nd April 2007.

Decision of the Executive Member for Housing

RESOLVED:             That the advice of the Advisory Panel as set out above be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                  To streamline conditions of tenancies and licences wherever possible, to include new conditions which are necessary to the safe and effective management of CYC accommodation.

Members considered a report which looked at the need to change the following ‘tenancy’ conditions: travellers licence conditions; non-secure temporary accommodation agreement (shared hostel and non shared hostel); non-secure temporary accommodation agreement (dispersed); and introduction of a under 18’s licence for permanent ‘tenancies’ to incorporate guarantor and support provider.

The report advised that the current temporary accommodation agreements and travellers licences needed updating to streamline and to incorporate conditions previously omitted. There was a need to introduce a requirement for a guarantor for under 18’s in both temporary accommodation and permanent housing as by law a person under 18 cannot be issued with a tenancy or hold an interest in land but can be placed on a licence to occupy or can be granted a tenancy status with a guarantor.

Members were presented with two options:

Option A. To adopt the new agreements in line with legal requirements.

Option B. To continue operating using the old agreements, some of which are not legal.

It was queried who would act as guarantor for someone under 18 leaving council care. Officers reported that for under 18s, the council would be the guarantor, and for over 18s there would be a support package from a third party provider.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for Housing be advised to approve option A to adopt the new terms and conditions and that they take effect from 2^nd April 2007.

Decision of the Executive Member for Housing

RESOLVED:             That the advice of the Advisory Panel as set out above be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                  To streamline conditions of tenancies and licences wherever possible, to include new conditions which are necessary to the safe and effective management of CYC accommodation.