Family and Friends Forum

For a housing association to evict someone they need a court order from a judge and that will be hard for them get. The judge needs to consider his human rights when they consider the case. It is also costly for them. They are possibly under pressure from a neighbour and they would find it easier to support you both with a move be that a mutual exchange or a transfer. They can prevent those in cases where there have been ASB committed but that is usually about the effect on neighbours such as noisy parties or drug dealing. I wonder if you can get legal aid for some advice. I know that you used to be able to get it in eviction cases but it might have changed. Eviction will be a long way down the road and to me sounds like it would be difficult for them to do. It's hard enough when people are drug dealers for example and they get chance after chance off the courts. Do you know if you have been served with a notice seeking possession or has it been just discussion so far? They have to serve a notice first and then give people an opportunity to stop whatever behaviour they are complaining about. If that doesn't stop then they can start applications to the court but like I said it's a long drawn out process. I would start by pinning them down as to their reasons and pick that apart if you can. Good luck.