Reason For Eviction

[KindThoughts]

How likely can you be evicted from your home by a court for being found guilty of indecent exposure and criminal damage?

[ummmm]

Do you own the home?

[factor-fiction]

I can't see why you'd be evicted from home by the court for indecent exposure. As for criminal damage I can't see why either, But maybe the landlord might seek to have you evicted if the damage was to the property or you flashed at other tenants

[Tilly2]

What kind of home are you in?

[buildersmate]

If you rent your property, you landlord can apply to a court order for eviction on certain grounds under the Housing Act 1988 (as amended in 1996).
One of the grounds for granting of such an order would appear to be covered under Ground 14 of this Act.

[Peter Pedant]

it depends apparently on whether the guilty party is the leaseholder or not

and the answer is ... very unlikely
I applied to the court to evict a tenant whose CHILD had been convicted of assaulting other younger children with threats of force

"Show me your w ---- or I will hit you"

and he took time off to tell me that I had applied at the end of the lease so I had a right to possession and I would not have been given it otherwise ---that is in the middle of a lease.

wind on ten years and I am told it may be different nowadays


basically the principle seems to be that convicted people who are not in prison have to live somewhere and it makes life easier for the authorities if they dont have to rehouse everyone who goes thro a court

[KindThoughts]

It's a council home. And he did flash at me and destroy some items outside of my flat.

[ummmm]

Well he has to live somewhere. I would guess they would issue some sort of restraining order and make him compensate you for the damaged goods.

[Peter Pedant]

depends on the council and how recent his lease is

current council leased MAY have specific clauses to allow the council to terminate early

You MUST therefore go thro the council on this one - you dont even have a right to see his lease

[Peter Pedant]

YOU may have grounds to be rehoused.

again your starting point is the council / landlord

[ummmm]

Has he actually been to court and found guilty?

[Peter Pedant]

that is what the q says , ummmm

so I think all our answers have taken that into account

[ummmm]

No it doesn't. It just asks how likely.

[phleb]

I don't think he will be evicted if this was an isolated incident. If it has happened before, there is a slight possibility. He would probably get into more trouble with the law for damage to your property. Its a funny old law isn't it?

I would love to own a taser gun, and if anyone gets 'there not to be seen' bits out in public...you can imagine where my taser would point lol

[KindThoughts]

I'm being told that despite him being convicted on two charges. Even though the council have moved to have him evicted the judge doing the evicting won't through him out.

[Peter Pedant]

Fleb ! plz plz no violence !

and certainly we must not take the Law into our own hands.....

[Peter Pedant]

I dont think the trial judge has the power to evict.

I think the civil action has to be brought by the landlord ( council ) in another court. The grounds for throwing out for misbehaviour are discretionary - and as I said above the judge took time off to say he wouldnt have done it

however as someone else said, times change.
Clearly not for you and me

[phleb]

Peter, i was kidding :-D

[Peter Pedant]

Floob - some kill joy ( AB editor poss ) has pointed out that law column isnt the site for joshing....

[ummmm]

Well Phlebs first part of her answer was answering the OP.