What is harassment?
We define hate related harassment as an act or threat of violence, intimidation, verbal abuse or damage to property which is carried out (or someone believes is carried out) because of a person’s race, disability, sexual orientation, age, gender or religion.
All Council tenants have a tenancy condition which forbids them from harassing other people.
What is anti-social behaviour?
The term ‘anti-social behaviour’ is used to describe a wide variety of problems that cause ‘harassment, alarm or distress', ranging from ‘nuisance’ to criminal activity.
Examples of anti-social behaviour include:
- Playing loud music
- Threatening, swearing at or verbally abusing another person
- Damaging property
- Attacking another person
- Failing to control a pet (for example allowing a dog to bark continuously)
- Misusing drugs or alcohol
- Graffiti
- Dumping rubbish
Each of our local Area Housing Offices has a dedicated anti-social behaviour team and we have a specialist ‘Anti-Social Behaviour Unit’ (ASBU), which takes legal action and provides support, training and guidance to these teams.
What is domestic abuse?
We define domestic abuse as any incident of threatening behaviour, violence or abuse (psychological, physical, sexual, financial or emotional) between adults who are or have been intimate partners or family members, regardless of gender or sexuality.
We will take tough action against tenants who cause domestic abuse. If you are the victim of an abusive or violent partner you can contact us for advice on your options and support over what to do next.
Find out more about how we deal with domestic abuse.
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