Your rights and responsibilities as a council tenant

If you rent your home from us, you become a council tenant.

You'll get a tenancy agreement that sets out our obligations as your landlord, and your responsibilities as a tenant.

Types of tenancy

There are three types of tenancy:

• Introductory tenancies - the first 12 months
• Secure tenancies - after the first 12 months
• Joint tenancies

Tenancy policy

Our tenancy policy provides information about the types of social housing tenancies that we use for our tenants and information on tenancy management issues.

Occupation of the property

You must live in your council property and use it as your main home. You must tell us if the property is going to be empty for more than 6 weeks. If you leave the property for long periods of time, we may require you to give up the tenancy.

Advice for prisoners

You can download an advice leaflet for prisoners who hold a council tenancy:

Passing on a tenancy

You can pass your home on to somebody when you die by succession or assignment. Find out more about passing on a tenancy. 

Ending a tenancy

You need to give the Royal Borough of Greenwich four weeks' notice if you want to end your tenancy. 

Tenants' handbook

You can find out about the housing services we provide in the tenants' handbook: