Find out which type of tenancy you can get if you apply for council housing in Brighton & Hove
Your tenancy agreement is a legal document you have to sign before you move into your home.
It sets out the rights and responsibilities of:
These can change depending on the type of council tenancy you have.
You can read a sample tenancy agreement and read or download our tenant handbook for more information about types of council tenancies.
To get information and advice about how to manage your tenancy, read our tenancy policy.
If you're a new council tenant, you'll get an introductory tenancy for the first 12 months of moving into your home.
These 12 months are like a trial period. During this time you need to show you can keep to the conditions of your tenancy agreement.
You'll automatically become a secure tenant after 12 months unless we have:
There are limits to what you can do with an introductory tenancy, for example you can't:
As a secure tenant, you can normally live in the property for as long as you like, unless you break the conditions of your tenancy agreement.
You can:
You can apply as joint tenants if you are:
We'll normally allow a joint tenancy as long as you:
As joint tenants, you're both responsible if you fall behind on rent, or if you break the conditions of your tenancy agreement.
Either of you can end a joint tenancy by giving us notice.