The Ashanti Regional Senior Rent Manager at the Rent Control Department, Mr Paul Kofi Appiah has said that the department is working tirelessly to settle misunderstandings between landlords and their tenants.
According to some landlords are sent to the court and the court is presiding over their cases, adding that Rent control is working hard to resolve disputes between landlords and tenants
In an interview with an Accra-based radio station, Mr Paul Appiah added some landlords don’t abide by the law guiding the Rent Control Department.
Mr Paul Appiah urged Ghanaians to approach their office for interpretations.
Mr Paul Appiah advised Tenants to take reasonable steps to avoid committing an offence with their landlords.
Meanwhile, an Actor and politician, John Dumelo, has advised the government to shut down the Rent Control Department over their alleged inability to go according to the law.
Mr Dumelo indicated that the official agreement between landlords and tenants in Ghana should be that, “tenants aren’t supposed to be charged above six months’ rent.”
He said that landlords forcing tenants to mostly pay two years’ advance rent is illegal and must be checked by the Rent Control Department, but all to no avail.
Source: Mybrytnewsroom.com/Solomon Nartey
