Keys can be returned in an envelope to the town hall without questions
A two-month amnesty on tenancy fraud will run through the summer in Crawley to give people a chance to hand back keys to council properties without fear of prosecution.
Crawley Council said it would then be able to give homes to families on the housing register who really need them.
The Sussex authority wants tenants who are sub-letting or no longer living in their property to come forward.
The amnesty will be held across the borough throughout July and August.
Councillor Stephen Joyce, cabinet member for housing, said: "We don't expect this amnesty to deliver huge results but even one or two properties will make the world of difference to those who get to live in them."
He said tenants committing fraud could also avoid a prison sentence of up to two years.
Keys can be returned to the town hall in an envelope with the property address written on it, and staff will take the keys without questions.
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