Use of the House and the Common Parts, and telling us about changes to who is living in your home

You must take entry to the house, occupy and furnish it and use it solely as your only or principal home. You are entitled to have members of your family occupying the house with you, as long as this does not lead to overcrowding.

You must tell us who is living in the house including when anyone moves in or out. If you do not inform us of changes in the household this may impact on your ability to make changes to the tenancy and for others to succeed to this tenancy.

It is agreed that, including the Tenant/Joint Tenant, the house may only be occupied by those expressed. You should tell us in writing as soon as there is any change in those who are living in your house.

You, those living with you, and your visitors must take reasonable care to prevent damage to:

the house
decoration
our furniture
the fixtures and fittings
the common parts
your neighbours’ property

For example:

before you leave the house unoccupied, you must check reasonably thoroughly that there is no risk of damage from fire, water or gas supplies in your house
you must tell us if you intend to go away, for more than four weeks and your house will be unoccupied during that time
if your house is going to be unoccupied for any length of time, and there is a risk of water pipes freezing when you are away, you must tell us before you leave

You and anyone living with you must not run any kind of business from the house. However, if you ask us, we may give permission. If we give permission, we may also increase your rent.

You must not allow your house to become overcrowded. If the overcrowding is as a result of an increase in the size of your family living with you, you should apply to us for a house transfer. We will try to get you a larger house. In this circumstance only, we will not treat you as being in breach of this condition. However, if we offer you suitable alternative accommodation you must agree to take it unless there are good reasons for not taking it.

The Association has no objection to tenants keeping domestic pets provided that you have first received written permission. A domestic pet is:

Dog
Cat
Fish
Bird (caged)
Rodent (e.g. hamster, gerbil, rat or mouse)
Small non-venomous reptile (e.g. terrapin, tortoise)
Non-venomous insect or amphibian (e.g. newt)
Rabbit

You should have no more than 1 or 2 pets depending on size and type of animal. The association will not allow you to keep pigeons either in your home, garden or backcourt the erection of a pigeon loft is prohibited. The keeping of pets on a balcony will not be permitted. Permission must be requested for large fish tanks especially where the tenant lives in a flatted property.

Tenants will not be granted permission to keep a dog which is prohibited by the dangerous dogs Act 1991 these currently include:

Pit bull terrier
Dogo Argentino
Fila Braziliero
Japanese Tosa
American XL Bully

Permission will not be granted for a tenant to keep livestock or farm animals, for example sheep, goats, pigs, cattle, horses, chickens, ducks etc.

Remember that if your pet causes a nuisance you are responsible. The Association takes complaints against pets very seriously and may require that your pet be removed if it is causing a nuisance and failure to do so could result in anti-social behavior action being raised against you in line with the Association’s Policy and Procedures.

You are responsible for your dog and dog fouling is not acceptable in back courts, front gardens and common areas. You must at all times pick up after your dog and ensure that no mess is left. Any incident where an owner does not pick up after their dog will be reported to Glasgow City Council who can impose an on the spot fine.

You must not use or allow the house to be used for illegal or immoral purposes. This includes but is not limited to the following: dealing in controlled drugs; growing drugs; running a brothel; dealing in stolen goods; illegal betting and illegal gambling.

While you are in occupation of the house, you must make reasonable efforts to heat the house, taking into account your income. You must make reasonable efforts to ventilate the house using any suitable means provided in the house for doing so.

You must take your turn, with all other tenants and owner-occupiers sharing the common parts, in keeping them clean and tidy. If you share a common stair, you must also take your turn in regularly cleaning, washing and keeping tidy the common stair, its windows, banisters and any bin chute accesses. If you and the others cannot agree on the arrangements for doing this or you fail to do the work, we are entitled to decide exactly what you should do and when. Before making our decision, we will consult with you and the others. Our decision will be binding on you. If you do not do the work contained in this paragraph, we may do it ourselves and charge you for it. This is in addition to any other legal remedies open to us.

You must comply with any local arrangements for the use and sharing of the common parts including drying greens and drying areas. You must comply with any local rotas for the use and sharing of the common parts. In cases of dispute between the users of the common parts, we are entitled to decide the arrangements and rotas for the use of and the sharing of the common parts. Before making our decision, we will consult with you. Our decision will be binding on you.

If you have exclusive use of a garden attached to the house, you must take reasonable care to keep it from becoming over-grown, untidy or causing a nuisance (unless we have agreed to take care of it). If you fail to do this, we are entitled to decide exactly what work requires to be done so as to comply with this duty. Before making our decision, we will consult with you. Our decision will be binding on you. If you do not do the work contained in this paragraph we may do it ourselves and charge you for it. This is in addition to any other legal remedies we may have. You must not remove, chop down or destroy any bushes, hedges or trees without our written permission unless you planted them.

If you share a garden with others, you must take your turn with them to keep it from becoming overgrown, untidy or causing a nuisance (unless we have agreed to take care of it). If you and the others cannot agree on the arrangements for doing this or you fail to do the work, we are entitled to decide exactly what you should do and when. Before making our decision, we will consult with you and the others. Our decision will be binding on you. If you do not do the work contained in this paragraph, we may do it ourselves and charge you for it. This is in addition to any other legal remedies we may have. You must not remove, destroy or chop down any bushes, hedges or trees without our written permission unless you planted them.

No property belonging to you or anyone residing with you or anyone visiting you, including bicycles, motorcycles or prams, should be stored in any of the common parts except in areas set aside for storage. You must not do anything which causes inconvenience or danger to anyone using the common parts.

You must put all your household rubbish for collection in the bin store or other proper place allocated for it. You must take reasonable care to see that your rubbish is properly bagged. If rubbish is normally collected from the street, it should not be put out earlier than the evening before the day of collection. Rubbish containers should be returned to their normal storage places as soon as possible after the rubbish has been collected. You must comply with the local arrangements for the disposal of large items (such as large electrical items).

We do not allow tenants to use heaters fired by paraffin or liquid petroleum gas, (such as Calor gas heaters). This is due to the risk of fire, odours causing a nuisance to neighbours, deterioration of the property due to excessive condensation.

Under no circumstances do we allow the storage of either liquid propane gas or paraffin. This is prohibited both in the living accommodation and any other storage area provided.

No vehicle, caravan or trailer belonging to you or anyone living with you or anyone visiting you may be parked on our land unless:

that land is set aside for parking; or
we have given you written permission; or
it is a public road

AND, in every case

• it does not cause a nuisance or annoyance to your neighbours.

Nothing belonging to you or anyone living with you or your visitors may be left of storted on our land unless:

the land is set aside for that purpose; or
we have given you written permission

AND, in every case

it does not cause a nuisance or annoyance to your neighbours.

If you want to change any part of this Agreement which restricts your use or enjoyment of the house, you must first ask us in writing. If we refuse, you have a right to make an application to the sheriff.