Nuisance, Anti-Social Behaviour and Harassment
Neighbour Nuisance
We expect you, your family, friends and
visitors to your home to behave in a responsible manner and not to
cause nuisance or annoyance to your neighbours and to have due
respect for other tenants and residents.
Examples of nuisance include:
- Loud music, television or other noise
- Shouting & slamming doors
- Dogs barking & fouling
- Offensive drunkenness
- Selling drugs, drug or solvent abuse
- Having bonfires frequently
- Carrying out noisy repairs to your home late
in the evening
If you are experiencing neighbour nuisance and
you cannot solve the problem by talking it through with your
neighbour, we may be able to assist you. Please contact your
Housing Officer via Contact Harlow.
Anti-Social Behaviour
Anti-social behaviour is behaviour which can
cause or is likely to cause harassment, alarm, or distress to one
or more persons not of the same household as the perpetrator.
There are many forms of anti-social behaviour
which include:
- Abuse or insulting words
- Harassment
- Intimidation / Assault
- Violence
- Noise nuisance
- Using & selling drugs
- Alcohol & solvent abuse
- Dumped rubbish.
Harassment
You (or anyone living with you, or visiting
your home) must not harass any other person. Harassment is
the deliberate interference with the peace, comfort or safety of
any person. Council tenants who harass anyone on the
following grounds are in breach of their Tenancy Agreement.
If you are in breach of your Tenancy Agreement, then we can take
legal action against you. This could result in you losing
your home. Examples of harassment include:
- Insulting or abusive behaviour or language
referring to someone’s race, sex, disability, religion, sexuality
or age
- Using or threatening to use violence
- Using abusive or insulting words or
behaviour
- Damaging or threatening to damage someone
else’s home or possession
- Graffiti of any kind
- Dogs barking and fouling
- Offensive drunkenness
- Selling drugs, drug abuse or solvent
abuse
- Having a bonfire frequently
- Dumping rubbish
- Playing ball games close to someone else’s
home
- Carrying out noisy repairs to your home
before 8am and after 9pm
Hate Crime
Hate crime is when someone attacks another
person verbally, via mail or email, or perhaps physically, and the
crime is driven by the attacker’s prejudice against a particular
group of people.
You can report hate crime confidentially over a secure
connection on our website. Please follow this link to
find out how to do so: Hate Crime.
All information you give us will be
kept confidential.
Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is violence which may mean
that it is no longer safe for someone to live in their home.
It can include physical and verbal abuse, threats and intimidation,
to you or your children or to other people. We believe that
everyone has the right to live in his or her home free from
violence.
You can get help if you are experiencing
domestic violence. WE can give you advice and assistance in a
supportive and caring environment. If you agree, we will work
with the Police and other agencies to help to improve your
situation. Any information you give us will be
treated in the strictest confidence.
You may also wish to contact:
Women’s Aid, tel. no. 01279
306606 or email: info@womensroom.org; or write to
Women’s Aid Stay-Safe, PO Box 2489, Harlow, Essex.
Victim Support, tel. no.
07981 902309 or email: ijones@vse.org.uk