Its mean to disturb the occupants (7)
I believe the answer is:
inmates
'the occupants' is the definition.
(inmate is a kind of occupant)
'its mean to disturb' is the wordplay.
'to disturb' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'disturbing' mean this).
'its'+'mean'='itsmean'
'itsmean' with letters rearranged gives 'INMATES'.
(Other definitions for inmates that I've seen before include "Inhabitants" , "Ties man (anag.)" , "Prisoners" .)