Salford woman evicted after a decade of bad behaviour

A Salford woman has been evicted from her home after more than a decade of anti-social behaviour.

Salix Homes sought legal action against Marie Daniels, 43, following years of bad behaviour at her home in Chorley Road, Swinton.

A court hearing at Manchester Civil Justice Centre heard how neighbours had been plagued with constant loud music, fighting in the street, shouting and swearing, aggressive behaviour and a constant stream of visitors day and night.

The garden at the property had also been left to fall into a terrible state and was extremely overgrown and littered with rubbish.

The court also heard how police had been called out to the property more than 50 times over a 10 year period following reports of anti-social behaviour from Daniels, her partner Craig Ogden and visitors to the property.

Salix Homes had already obtained a Possession Order from the court last March, which was suspended on the grounds that Daniels pays off any outstanding rent arrears.

A Civil Injunction Order was also obtained against Daniels and her partner Craig Ogden, aged 37, of Worsley, last June, which ordered them to curb their bad behaviour, and clean up the garden.

But when the anti-social behaviour continued and Daniels failed to pay off the arrears, which was in breach of the Injunction Order, Salix Homes applied to the court to obtain possession of the property and Daniels was evicted last month (January)

Sue Sutton, executive director of operations at Salix Homes, said: “We welcome the court’s decision to evict Marie Daniels, who despite the warnings and court orders in place, has continued to cause fear, distress and upset in the community with her ongoing anti-social behaviour.

“Salix Homes take all reports of anti-social behaviour extremely serious and I hope this case serves as a reminder that tenants are responsible for the behaviour of their visitors as well as their own behaviour. We will not hesitate to take legal action where necessary to ensure our communities remain safe and happy places to live.”