218AAnti-social behaviour: landlords' policies and procedures

1

This section applies to the following landlords—

a

a local housing authority;

b

a housing action trust;

c

a registered social landlord.

2

The landlord must prepare—

a

a policy in relation to anti-social behaviour;

b

procedures for dealing with occurrences of anti-social behaviour.

3

The landlord must not later than 6 months after the commencement of section 12 of the Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 publish a statement of the policy and procedures prepared under subsection (2).

4

The landlord must from time to time keep the policy and procedures under review and, when it thinks appropriate, publish a revised statement.

5

A copy of a statement published under subsection (3) or (4)—

a

must be available for inspection at all reasonable hours at the landlord’s principal office;

b

must be provided on payment of a reasonable fee to any person who requests it.

6

The landlord must also—

a

prepare a summary of its current policy and procedures;

b

provide without charge a copy of the summary to any person who requests it.

7

In preparing and reviewing the policy and procedures the landlord must have regard to guidance issued—

a

by the Secretary of State in the case of a local housing authority or a housing action trust;

b

by the Relevant Authority under section 36 in the case of a registered social landlord.

8

Anti-social behaviour is any conduct to which section 153A or 153B applies.

9

Relevant Authority has the same meaning as in Part 1.

i

the policy and procedures a landlord is required under section 218A to prepare and from time to time revise in connection with anti-social behaviour.