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Tenancy agreement

Your tenancy agreement is a legal contract between you and Southway Housing Trust. It describes your rights and responsibilities, and our rights and responsibilities.

The type of agreement you have depends on your circumstances - how long you have been a tenant, and whether or not you transferred from Manchester City Council to Southway in November 2007.

The links below are to files called PDFs. They may open automatically. If not, install free software called Adobe Acrobat Reader. Go to the Adobe website and look for 'Adobe reader'.

If you transferred from the City Council . . .

If you had an 'Introductory' tenancy agreement with the Council, you transferred to an:

Assured shorthold tenancy agreement (pdf 1056kb)

If you had a 'Secure' tenancy agreement with the Council, you transferred to an:

Assured tenancy agreement with protected rights (pdf 1069kb)

If you did NOT transfer from the City Council . . .

If you have been a tenant for less than 12 months you probably have an:

Assured shorthold tenancy agreement (pdf 1056kb)

If you have been a tenant for more than 12 months you probably have an:

Assured tenancy agreement  (pdf 818kb)