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1. Please provide details of any provisions in your tenancy agreements relating to social media use by tenants and residents.
Social media use by residents would only be picked up if it was being used in a poor manner towards neighbours or landlord. If this was the case we would rely on the ASB clauses which are set out within our tenancy agreements which states;
Anti-Social Behaviour
44. You must be considerate towards neighbours, respect the neighbourhood and make sure family members and visitors do the same.
45. You must not cause, or allow others to cause a nuisance or annoy any other person. You should also tell us if any other person causes a nuisance to or annoys you or anyone else in the area.
Wokingham Borough Council Tenancy Agreement Part E: 21
Examples of nuisance include, but are not limited to:
• Playing loud music
• Shouting and screaming
• Noise or fouling from pets
• Being drunk and causing a nuisance
• Dumping rubbish
• Using or threatening to use violence
• Using abusive or insulting words or behaviour
• Damaging or threatening to damage another person’s property or possessions
• Causing any damage to any council or other property (including graffiti)
• Rude or indecent behaviour
• Drinking in shared areas
• Failing to control children who are causing a nuisance
• Letting water leak into other properties
• Causing any harassment of any kind (such as racial harassment)
• Inappropriate driving of any motor vehicle or the revving of engines
• Causing harm to any person
• Committing a criminal offence
46. You must not use, or allow anyone else to use, the property or shared area for any unlawful purpose (for example using, making, storing or supplying drugs, prostitution or handling stolen goods).
Violence and abuse
47. You or anyone who lives with or visits you, must not use or threaten to use violence or abuse (including physical or emotional abuse, or restricting financial control), or intimidate any person (including children) living with you. If you do use violence or abuse, and a person or their children have to leave your home because of your behaviour, we may take legal action against you. This could result in us evicting you from your home.