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Your rights and responsibilities

Understand your rights. What housing standards and fees to expect. Check your responsibilities.

Your responsibilities

As a tenant you have responsibilities which you must fulfil, including:

  • pay your rent on time
  • behave in a reasonable way, not causing nuisance or annoyance to others
  • not damage any fixture, fittings, or furniture belonging to the landlord
  • if there is furniture that you do not want ask the landlord to remove it, don’t store it elsewhere without their permission
  • ask the landlord’s permission before making any changes to the property
  • inform the landlord if any repairs are required
  • allow the landlord to have access to the property at reasonable times, for example to carry out repairs