Petition · past parliament

Make joint tenancies easier to get out of when victims flee from domestic abuse.

Rejected 18 signatures

What the petition asks

Change the law on domestic abuse. Victims are already able to seek housing from authorities but it’s not easy if they’re trapped in contracts such as tenancies with their perpetrator. Meaning they’re liable for rent arrears after fleeing and difficult to sign new tenancies for new properties.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We think there is already a petition open on this issue, which you might like to sign:

Automatically remove domestic abusers from joint council tenancies

Timeline

22 May 2023 Petition opened for signatures
30 May 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 18
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 May 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.