Terminating tenancies
Serious Breaches of Tenancy
Where a serious breach of your tenancy has occurred, an immediate Eviction Notice will be issued by the Council - you will be instructed to vacate the plot within 28 days and your tenancy will be ended.
Examples of grounds for an immediate Eviction Notice include:
- abuse, harassment or violence towards other tenants, officers or the public
- committing any illegal, criminal or immoral act, e.g. growing plants which produce an illegal substance; growing invasive species; use of drugs or alcohol on site; verbal and physical abuse
- sub-letting or selling any part of the allotment plot
- trading from the site or selling produce
- using the allotment plot for any other purpose than allotment-gardening, e.g. storage of scrap metal, rubbish or any other hazardous material
- activities which may cause significant harm to human or animal health or to the environment
- tampering or altering or damaging any communal resource or Council property.
Any relevant request for information relating to breaches of the Rules should be complied with. Any information given that is found to be false and/or misleading will result in a warning being issued.
Your plot - terminated tenancies
You will have been given a set period of time to clear the plot of all rubbish and structures and materials or crops that you wish to keep. This period is usually 28 days from the issuing of the Eviction Notice.
After this period, the plot will be re-let to new tenants and you will no longer have a right to enter or cultivate the plot.
If you have moved address and not received communications the termination will still stand as it is your responsibility to keep us informed of your current address.
Please do not wait until you receive an Eviction Notice as it is too late at this point and you will have to leave your plot.
If you have been evicted from a plot, you may not be able to go back on the waiting list for a Manchester allotment.