Tenant Handbook Final - Manual / Resource - Page 33
Community
LOOKING AFTER YOUR OWN GARDEN
The condition of your garden can have quite an impact on your community, if it’s
overgrown or full or rubbish not only does it look awful but it can attract pests
such as rats.
Please take good care of your own garden or yard if you have one.
Do keep it clean, tidy and free of rubbish
Do cut the grass regularly and don’t let it get overgrown
Do keep hedges and bushes trimmed (watch out for nesting birds in the
spring though!)
Do keep trees trimmed and a safe distance from your home
Do look after paths
Do pick up and dispose of fallen leaves so they don’t block your drains
Do look after your fences if you have them*
Do pick up after your animals, it can get very smelly for others if you don’t
Do ask for our written permission if you want to make improvements to
your garden such as patios, decking etc.
Don’t keep any scrap materials in it
Don’t cut down or plant trees without our written permission
Don’t remove or erect fencing without our written permission
Don’t erect any sheds, greenhouses, aviaries or other outbuildings without
our written permission
Don’t use your garden for parking without our written permission
LOOKING AFTER COMMUNAL GARDENS
Some communal and landscaped areas are maintained by
Cornerstone or other contractors and you will pay for this
in your service charge. We will do our best to make these
pleasant places for all residents to enjoy.
Do enjoy the communal garden but bear in mind it
is a shared space for all residents to enjoy, please be
mindful and respectful of others
Do keep a close eye on your children if they are playing
in communal gardens
Don’t damage or remove plants or make any other
changes to the communal garden without talking to us
first
Don’t install or place your own items in the communal
garden, e.g. paddling pools, trampolines
Don’t have a bonfire unless it is safe distance from your home and you tell
your neighbours first
Don’t store gas canisters or bottled gas in your garden unless they are a
safe distance from your home.
* We will only supply and maintain fencing where it adjoins a public right of
way or prevents danger, e.g. where there is a drop in levels. Elsewhere we may
provide post and wire boundary markers, but not fencing.
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