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Harassment and hate crime

Tristar Homes Ltd will not tolerate harassment and Hate Crime on its estates. We are committed to tackling those individuals or groups who are involved in harassment of any sort on the areas we manage, swiftly and effectively.

We are clear in our Tenancy Agreement that we will not tolerate any form of harassment or Hate Crime from our tenants, their families or visitors to their home.

Our tenant's responsibilities are:

You must not cause or permit any form of harassment on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation or disability which may interfere with the peace and comfort of, or cause offence to any other tenant, members of his or her household visitors or neighbours.

Definition of Harassment

Harassment is defined as any unwanted behaviour directed at an individual or group, which is offensive or objectionable to the recipient. It is behaviour or conduct which will interfere with the peace and comfort of individuals or groups which has the effect of hurting, intimidating, humiliating, ridiculing and or undermining their confidence.

The main types of harassment we consider are:

• Racial harassment
• Sexual harassment
• Disability harassment
• Age harassment
• Hate crime
• Harassment because of sexuality, against the gay, lesbian or bi-sexual community
• Domestic Violence

Details of our Generic harassment Policy are available below.  

What Legislation do we use?

• Sex Discrimination Act 1975
• Race Relations Act 1976 as amended 2000
• Disability Discrimination Act 1995
• Housing Act 1996
• Protection from harassment Act 1997
• The Crime & Disorder Act 1998
• Anti Social Behaviour Act 2003
• Housing Act 2004

Contacts

Tristar's Anti Social Behaviour Reduction Team South
13-15 Whessoe Road
Hardwick
TS19 8LB
01642 528895

SBC's Anti Social Behaviour Team
Stockton Police Station
The Square
Stockton-on-Tees
TS18 1TZ
01642 527615

Downloads

Generic Harassment Policy (105 KBAdobe PDF) Published Sept 07

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