About the consultation
We’ve reviewed our Demoted Tenancy Policy and are inviting views on the draft updated policy.
The Demoted Tenancy Policy explains our approach to the use of demoted tenancies as a tool to deal with anti-social behaviour.
Where a secure tenant of Dartford Borough Council causes anti-social behaviour, we can apply to the court for a demotion order to end the secure tenancy and replace it with a demoted tenancy for 12 months. Because a demoted tenancy is no longer secure it has fewer rights. If the tenants’ behaviour improves, the demoted tenancy will return to a secure tenancy after the 12 month demotion period. If the behaviour does not improve or worsens, swift action can be taken to end the tenancy.
The policy aims to:
- Encourage and support tenant’s awareness of their obligations and responsibilities as detailed in the current secure Tenancy Agreement and to make clear that breaches of the Agreement may result in a demotion order being sought by the Council
- Provide a procedure that outlines how the Council can apply for a demotion order and how to end a demoted tenancy to ensure that cases are not dismissed from court because applications have been incorrectly issued
- Offer an alternative option to requests for possession orders in cases of anti-social behaviour
- Administer the use of demotion orders in a fair and consistent manner
- Contribute towards promoting safe and sustainable communities within the Borough
Have your say
To read the draft Demoted Tenancy Policy, please see the consultation documents section.
If you have any comments on the draft Demoted Tenancy Policy, we’d like to hear from you. Please see the section on how to give your views to tell us what you think.
If you want to report anti-social behaviour
If you’re affected by anti-social behaviour, please visit our anti-social behaviour page for information on how you can report it to us.