Taking a stand against Anti-Social Behaviour

RCH (River Clyde Homes) Group is committed to providing safe and comfortable living environments for all our tenants, and we take anti-social behaviour among our properties and communities extremely seriously. We work closely with Police Scotland, Inverclyde Council, Assist Team, and residents to address anti-social behaviour and find suitable solutions. In most cases, legal action is necessary to maintain a peaceful and respectful living environment. 

RCH Group is dedicated to supporting residents affected and will not tolerate anti-social behaviour. We actively partner with the local agencies above to address the issue. Evicting a tenant is always a last resort, but if all other approaches have failed this may be the only solution. 

RCH Group recently secured three eviction decrees against tenants who engaged in serious anti-social behaviour. These actions had a detrimental impact on other residents, local businesses, and the reputation of the area. In one instance, the behaviour was so severe that neighbouring tenants considered moving away.  

Recent Successful Evictions: 

Christopher Richardson, 6 Stanton Square, Port Glasgow – 
RCH Group obtained an anti-social behaviour order against Mr. Richardson for engaging in street fights and brandishing dangerous weapons. Despite this, his behaviour continued, leading to a potential eviction decree. Mr. Richardson voluntarily terminated his tenancy before the eviction was finalised. 

Michael Joyce, 1 Stanton Square, Port Glasgow –
RCH Group received numerous reports of drug dealing and anti-social behaviour associated with Mr. Joyce's property. Despite serving a prison sentence, Mr. Joyce's behaviour persisted, seriously impacting on the surrounding neighbourhood, and resulting in an eviction decree being granted at Greenock Sheriff Court in March 2024. Mr Joyce was evicted on 7th May 2024. 

Tammy Duffy, 5 Stanton Square, Port Glasgow –
RCH Group received numerous reports of anti-social behaviour by Miss Duffy and visitors to her home who caused significant disturbance and nuisance to neighbouring residents. She continued to breach her tenancy by leaving household items within and outside the building, which were hazardous to all neighbouring residents. Despite numerous opportunities to rectify her behaviour, RCH were successfully granted decree for eviction at Greenock Sheriff Court and Miss Duffy was evicted from her home on 18th June 2024. 

RCH Group was granted a decree for these evictions due to serious anti-social behaviour linked to the tenants and their tenancies. The anti-social behaviour was impacting on residents and having a detrimental effect on the reputation of the area and how locals perceive it. 

Elaine Cannon, Head of Housing Services at RCH Group said, "River Clyde Homes will always work toward solutions to dealing with anti-social behaviour, demonstrating our commitment to creating safe and welcoming communities. Through collaborative partnerships with law enforcement and Inverclyde Council, we're taking decisive action to protect the well-being of our residents."

Councillor Michael McCormick, Inverclyde Council’s convener of environment and regeneration, said: “Staff across a variety of council services work closely with our housing association and police partners to identify issues and act where necessary.

“Residents should not have to put up with anti-social behaviour and this action demonstrates that there is a zero-tolerance approach towards any form of harassment. 

“We will continue to work with our partners to make our communities safer for all.” 

NOTE OF THANKS 

Our Housing Officers will always do their utmost to support any customers being affected by Anti-Social Behaviour. We recently received a ‘Thank You' email from a tenant who had been subjected to serious harassment from one of the perpetrators. 

The tenant said, “Hi, just wanted to say thank you for everything you did to remove the tenant. What a difference it's been already the past two days. It's so peaceful! Everyone within the building is all very relieved too. Even coming in and out of the street feels so much more different now.”

You can report Anti Social Behaviour via the link in the Other Websites section of this page.