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Tenant Responsibilities
As a tenant you will be responsible for:
- Providing a television licence (regardless of whether the TV is owned by the landlord or not)
- Paying Council Tax direct to the local authority
- Maintaining the terms of your tenancy agreement
- Payment of utilities as agreed with your landlord
- Insuring your possessions
- Informing the police if there is a break in or burglary
Please note the above list contains only some of your possible responsibilities as a tenant.
For more information, please contact the Association of Residential Letting Agents.