The Tenancy Policy sets out our approach to tenancy management and the types of tenancy on offer for council housing tenants and future tenants.
It includes:
- introductory and secure tenancies
- flexible tenancies
- the York Living Rent for affordable rent tenancies
- minors and tenancies
- joint tenancies
- succession
- mutual exchanges
- tenancy fraud
Our aim is to help all our tenants achieve stability through effective tenancy management, and providing the advice and support that they need.
Tenancy fraud
You can report tenancy fraud to our Veritau Team; they investigate all suspected fraud, on our behalf.
We rely on members of the public reporting suspected fraud to us, and investigate all reports we receive. Any information you provide can be reported anonymously if you wish.
It is a criminal offence to rent your council home to someone else; this is sometimes known as 'subletting'. Under the Fraud Act 2006 and the Housing Act 1996, it is also a criminal offence to falsely apply for a council property, falsely claim you're entitled to take over tenancy of a council property from a relative, or falsely apply for a Right to Buy discount.
Fraud prevention and data matching exercises
We also carry out regular fraud prevention and data matching exercises to protect ourselves against fraud.