HCHA takes tenancy fraud very seriously. We will actively encourage residents to report suspected tenancy fraud and use the Connect scheme to pro-actively identify any fraudulent activity.
When tenancy fraud is identified, HCHA will take appropriate and necessary action to recover the property.
What is tenancy fraud?
Not using the property as your sole home, including:
- Abandoning the property
- Succeeding to or assigning the tenancy, without the landlords permission, after the legal tenant has moved out or died
- Unlawfully subletting the entire property
Other examples include:
- Attempting to obtain a property using false statements, for example, falsely claiming to be homeless
- Attempting to obtain a property by using false documents, for example: Using a forged passport or claiming to be someone else in order to access social housing
- Failing to disclose a debt owed to a previous landlord
HCHA takes tenancy fraud very seriously. We will actively encourage residents to report suspected tenancy fraud and use the Connect scheme to pro-actively identify any fraudulent activity.
When tenancy fraud is identified, HCHA will take appropriate and necessary action to recover the property.