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Council tenant whose partner stored drug and stolen goods at her home narrowly evades eviction (17 February 2016)
Date: 17/02/2016
A council tenant in Sheffield has narrowly avoided eviction from her home, after her partner stored drugs and stolen goods at the property.
Lynn Lockwood, 55, of Blackstock Road in Gleadless Valley, Sheffield was given a two-year suspended possession order at Sheffield County Court.
As a result she, must now abide by her tenancy conditions, which ban any criminal activity – or face eviction.
The court heard how Mrs Lockwood’s property had been raided by South Yorkshire Police on several occasions when her former-partner, Stephen Haywood, was living there.
On 11 May 2015 at Sheffield Crown Court, Haywood, 59, was convicted of handling stolen goods and possession of amphetamines and cannabis.
The goods and drugs were found at Mrs Lockwood’s property, which Haywood is now banned from under the conditions of her order and in a separate undertaking, which Haywood agreed to in court.
After the hearing, Cabinet Member for Housing at Sheffield City Council, Councillor Jayne Dunn, said:
“Everyone has the right to live alongside law abiding people – and we will not tolerate criminal activity.
“As this case shows, there can be serious consequences for people who use our council housing for illegal activities.
“We can and do take action to prevent criminal and anti-social behaviour.
“But we can only do this if we know it’s happening – if anyone is having any problems or needs to report issues, then please get in touch.”
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