Do homeowners have more rights than tenants

Legacy_user

That rent via a housing association?

Friend has been falsely accused of something by a woman that lives near her. Shouted abuse at her when she was going into her work building. Falsely accusing her of complaining her to the ha

She is worried that friends near both herself and woman will gang up on her as she.gets home.

She has phoned police on 101 and got a crime number. As advised by her manager

My friend owns her property via the housing association. These women rent. They have kids, she doesn't.

Some I heard rumours of some of them are on their final warning.

Any more advice as she is getting police coming over on Wed

theartfullodger

ScarletMarble wrote: »

...My friend owns her property via the housing association. ...

What does that mean?? Shared ownership, of bought under for right-to-buy bung??

Home-owners have some rights tenants do not have...

Tenants have some rights home-owners do not have.. (eg can claim HB/LHA..)

And what was the source of your "rumour"??

BitterAndTwisted

Being found guilty of harassment could mean the HA tenants might be in danger of losing their homes. That's anti-social behaviour and would most likely result in a breach of the terms of their tenancy.

If a home-owner was found guilty of the same thing, no-one anywhere could take their home from them. So, yes. Under some circumstances a home-owner could be better placed than a HA tenant but that doesn't necessarily mean they have more actual "rights".

G_M

I don't really understand the question: more rights to what?

A home owner is more secure in their home as there is no landlord who can evict them - if that's what you mean.

Of course, if a home owner has a mortgage, and stops paying the mortgage, the bank can evict them, but that does not seem relevant here.

ScarletMarble wrote: »

That rent via a housing association?

Friend has been falsely accused of something by a woman that lives near her. Shouted abuse at her when she was going into her work building. Falsely accusing her of complaining her to the ha
This is purely a police matter.
If neither side has actually complained about the other to the HA, then the HA will not be involved

She is worried that friends near both herself and woman will gang up on her as she.gets home.
A police matter. Nothing to do with home ownership.

She has phoned police on 101 and got a crime number. As advised by her manager
Sorted.

My friend owns her property via the housing association.
You mean she bought the property from the HA?

These women rent.
Rent from the HA? Or privately? Not that it makes any difference as it's a police matter.

They have kids, she doesn't.
And this is relevant because.......??

Some I heard rumours of some of them are on their final warning.
Final warning from who? About what?
The police? ASBO? The HA? Their landlord?

Any more advice as she is getting police coming over on Wed

Please clarify the situation, and your questions.

Norman_Castle

The HA will not say who complained. They may, if asked, confirm it was not your friend who complained. Explain the situation to the HA.
If possible advise your friend to record any further incidents.
Homeowners have equal rights to tenants but cannot be evicted by a landlord.

theartfullodger

Norman_Castle wrote: »

The HA will not say who complained.
...

"Should not" is nearer the trtuth...

...Homeowners have equal rights to tenants but cannot be evicted by a landlord.

Nope:

And, specifically, if HA is freeholder & "friend" a leaseholder then HA can evict by forfeiture... see e.g.
http://www.flat-living.co.uk/advice/507-forfeiture-of-your-lease

System

To clarify my friend's home. She originally bought it as a SO. A couple years later, bought it outright as some inheritance came to her.

Lives in.a leasehold house. So pays ha service charges.

Only thing my friend complained about has been some tenants have left out old washing machines, bedroom furniture etc outside for ages thinking the bin men will take them. No they don't.
Other times have been maintenance issues like lights around

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

I really don't see how this has anything to do with the Housing Association. Are you asking whether, if it comes to blows/court cases, your friend is safer from eviction than her antagonists? If she owns her house, nobody can evict her at all.

EDIT:Although having just read the above, if there is a specific covenant in her lease that she might be breaking it appears she could be; but it would seem very unlikely that complaining to the HA or being assaulted would be a cause for such.