housing association advice

lost21

hi need advice on what to do

i have been contacted by my housing association officer asking me how many people live in the house...

can they do this?

also i need to know what i can do because i have been living in a house where only 3 people should be living but 5 live here

it is all getting messy i should have known better

BitterAndTwisted

I'm inferring that when you said that three people should be living there, that it's a one-bedroomed property. Is that correct? I ask this as I have a two-bedroomed flat and the maximum occupancy is five

Jowo_2

Read your tenancy agreement and tenant handbook. It is fairly common for a clause to be present that forbids extra occupants from living there, such as lodgers, and demands that the tenant seeks permission for this.

princessamy86

What's the situation? Are there mitigating circumstances for you to have 5 people rather than 3 living there?

lost21

Jowo wrote: »

Read your tenancy agreement and tenant handbook. It is fairly common for a clause to be present that forbids extra occupants from living there, such as lodgers, and demands that the tenant seeks permission for this.

in my agreement it says i am allowed to take in lodgers, but what i would like to know is that

the lodger works ....is actually a relative what would i be doing wrong in this case ...i am scared of being sent to prison/court

Engelbert

Your response isn't very clear. You can take in lodgers, under most TAs but normally would have to ask permission and give details of who is living at the property to the HA. Are you claiming benefits?

savingmummy

Someone has obviously reported that you have more then the limit in your ha property!!
As far as i`m aware you have to update any changes to the tenecy before having less or more tenants living in the property.
If i was you i would contact the Ha and speak with someone regarding the situation, if you ignore they may do a home visit unexpected.