{"id":74,"date":"2016-04-07T00:01:39","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T00:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acrylicjam.nsupdate.info:8080\/wordpress\/?p=74"},"modified":"2016-11-11T17:09:32","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T17:09:32","slug":"evictions-bailiffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.basepublication.org\/?p=74","title":{"rendered":"Evictions &#038; Bailiffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.basepublication.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Evictions.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-429 img-responsive\" src=\"http:\/\/www.basepublication.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Evictions.jpg\" alt=\"evictions\" width=\"1900\" height=\"2647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.basepublication.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Evictions.jpg 1900w, https:\/\/www.basepublication.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Evictions-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.basepublication.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Evictions-768x1070.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.basepublication.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Evictions-735x1024.jpg 735w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1900px) 100vw, 1900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Click Image for\u00a0High-Resolution PDF | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.basepublication.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Evictions.jpg\">Download JPEG<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resisting an eviction is a last resort, <\/span><b>not<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a long term solution, giveing you time to organise alternative accommodation. If facing eviction, other pressure needs to be applied to keep people in their homes or find new ones, including entering homeless applications with your local council\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>BAILIFFS MUST PROVIDE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Eviction order can only given once a possession\u00a0order granted by a court has expired.<\/li>\n<li>Your landlord cannot evict you themselves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>EVICTION PROCESS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Once a possession order has been granted\u00a0by a court, the owner has 3 months to get a\u00a0writ\/warrant. They are valid for 1 year<\/p>\n<h3><strong>EVICTIONS CAN ONLY BE CARRIED OUT BY<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong>County Court Bailiffs<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Almost always give notice of Date &amp; Time of Eviction<\/li>\n<li>Can arrive 1-2 hours after this time<\/li>\n<li>Often 1-2 attend eviction<\/li>\n<li>Used more commonly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>High Court Enforcement Officers<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Often don\u2019t give notice of Date &amp; Time of Eviction\u00a0(they should!)<\/li>\n<li>Cost the landlord more<\/li>\n<li>You won&#8217;t always be told warrant for possession has\u00a0been sent to High Court Enforcement Officers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Evictions by High court enforcement officer are very rare.\u00a0<\/em><em>They are more likely if you&#8217;ve resisted a previous eviction\u00a0<\/em><em>attempt or the landlord expects resistance.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>USE OF FORCE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bailiffs can legally break in and evict people\u00a0(it is debt bailiffs who cannot enter premises\u00a0unless you let them!)<\/li>\n<li>Bailiffs can use \u201creasonable force\u201d\u00a0to enter and evict<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>HOW TO RESIST AN EVICTION<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Resisting an eviction can give you time to organise alternative accommodation, and possibly demonstrate\/galvanise collective strength and community solidarity.\u00a0But an eviction resistance is a last resort, not a long-term solution nor the basis for an entire strategy &#8211;\u00a0See advice on making a homeless application\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/HASLHomeless\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>CALLOUT<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Give people as much\u00a0notice as possible.\u00a0Many resistances\u00a0involve an early start!<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>ARRIVE &amp; ASSESS<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Establish the easiest\u00a0way to block access\u00a0to the property.\u00a0Find a good place for\u00a0spotters who confirm\u00a0arrival\/departure\u00a0of bailiffs\/police.<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>PATIENCE<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Resisting Evictions can\u00a0take a few hours.\u00a0Bring refreshments to\u00a0share if you can.<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>ENJOY<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Resisting evictions\u00a0can be joyful.\u00a0Chants and banners\u00a0help neighbours see\u00a0what\u2019s happening\u00a0(and get involved!)<\/p>\n<h4><strong><em>CALM<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>When bailiffs arrive,\u00a0don\u2019t rush towards\u00a0them &#8211; Continue\u00a0to block access as\u00a0a group.<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>BLOCK<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>Deny bailiffs access to\u00a0the property as a group.\u00a0Point out you won\u2019t\u00a0be moving.<\/p>\n<h4><em><strong>WAIT<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<p>The bailiffs should\u00a0walk away &#8211;\u00a0they often have another\u00a0appointment lined up.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>THREATS POLICE\u00a0MIGHT MAKE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As long as no-one assaults\u00a0bailiffs\/police it\u2019s very unlikely you\u2019ll\u00a0be arrested. There have been many\u00a0successful eviction resistances\u00a0without arrests. Here are some\u00a0threats police might make. An\u00a0awareness of these beforehand lets\u00a0you know your rights and possibly\u00a0diffuse situations with police.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cResisting an eviction<\/em><em>is contempt of court\u201d &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>The specific person or people being evicted\u00a0could be threatened with contempt of court. It is\u00a0not contempt of court to resist your own eviction\u00a0unless you have been served with a court order\u00a0with an attached penal notice &#8211; this is very rare\u00a0and it will be clear in the paper work!<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis is a breach\u00a0of the peace\u201d &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>Police can make arrests or use reasonable\u00a0force to prevent crime or a \u2018breach of the\u00a0peace\u2019 (where violence is used or threatened\u00a0towards a person or their property in their\u00a0presence). A crowd of people outside a home\u00a0facing eviction does not itself constitute\u00a0a breach of the peace. However, police\u00a0have used this excuse to break up eviction\u00a0resistances in the past. As \u2018breach of the\u00a0peace\u2019 is not a criminal offence people\u00a0detained should be released a small\u00a0distance from the location of the eviction.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYou\u2019re obstructing\u00a0court officers\u201d &#8211;\u00a0<\/em>When resisting tenant evictions, \u2018obstructing\u00a0court officers\u2019 (s10 of 1977 Criminal Law Act)\u00a0doesn\u2019t apply as tenants aren\u2019t trespassers.\u00a0With squat evictions this offence does apply\u00a0but is rarely used.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Advisory Service for Squatters | <a href=\"http:\/\/squatter.org.uk\">squatter.org.uk<\/a><br \/>\nLegal Defence and Monitoring Group | <a href=\"http:\/\/ldmg.org.uk\">ldmg.org.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Housing Action Southwark &amp; Lambeth | <a href=\"http:\/\/HousingActionSL.org\">HousingActionSL.org<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/deed.en_GB\" rel=\"license\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 15px;\" src=\"http:\/\/i.creativecommons.org\/l\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/88x31.png\" alt=\"Creative Commons Licence\" width=\"88\" height=\"31\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click Image for\u00a0High-Resolution PDF | Download JPEG Resisting an eviction is a last resort, not a long term solution, giveing you time to organise alternative accommodation. 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