Housing (Hansard, 17 March 1994)

§ Mr. Beggs
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland under what terms and conditions two blocks of flats at Camross park, Rathcoole, Co. Antrim were leased to Newtownabbey community project by the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.

§ Mr. Tim Smith
This is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and I am advised by its chief executive that two blocks of flats at Camross park, Rathcoole, have been let to Newtownabbey community project, subject to the following terms and conditions:

1. The tenant shall vacate the premises when required to do so by the Landlord.

2. The tenant shall be responsible for maintenance and repair of the dwelling.

3. The tenant is responsible for payment of rates.

4. The tenant shall be responsible for ensuring that the persons using the premises act in a reasonable manner, both in respect of the treatment of the building and adjoining property and that they avoid conduct likely to cause a nuisance to others, and for ensuring that the dwelling is in a reasonable condition at the termination of tenancy.

5. Written permission from the Housing Executive is required for the following matters:

(a) To carry out structural alterations and to erect any structure on the grounds of the dwelling.

(b) To assign or sublet the dwelling.

6. The Newtownabbey Community Project hereby agrees:

(a) Not to use or permit the premises to be used for any purpose which is in breach of or contravenes any law, order, or regulation for the time being in force.

(b) Not to use or permit the premises to be used for any purpose which will cause damage to the premises or injury to any person using the. premises.

(c) Not to sell or permit the sale or consumption of intoxicating liquor on the premises.

(d) To use the premises only for the lawful business of the community project.

7. The Executive reserves the right on notice being given (save in the case of emergency) for the Executive's duly authorised representatives to inspect the premises at any reasonable hour.

§ Mr. Beggs
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if approval was obtained from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to sub-let flats at Camross park, Rathcoole, Co. Antrim to a pigeon club by Newtownabbey community project.

§ Mr. Tim Smith
This is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and I am advised by its chief executive that no approval was obtained from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to sub-let flats at Camross park, Rathcoole to a pigeon club, by Newtownabbey community project.

§ Mr. Beggs
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will make a statement on the future security of tenure of a pigeon club in Northern Ireland Housing Executive property at Camross park, Rathcoole, Co. Antrim, sub-let by Newtownabbey community project group.

§ Mr. Tim Smith
This is a matter for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and I am advised by its chief844W executive that Newtownabbey community project, in permitting the use of all or part of the premises to the East Way Housing Pigeon Society, is in breach of the tenancy agreement. The Housing Executive was notified of the breach of tenancy on 9 March 1994 and a formal letter instructing the project to take immediate action to terminate the sub-let to the Pigeon Society was issued on 11 March 1994.