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| toubab1020 |
Posted - 27 Aug 2014 : 13:44:17
This to me is just an additional identified source of income for the government, with responsibility for it's collection being laid at the door of Landlords ,and not the tenants to pay,if a tenant fails to pay his or her rent to the landlord,the landlord loses because it's the landlords responsibility to pay,MOST tenants have a big problem paying rent due to lack of opportunities and jobs,forcing families to accept that they will have to move every couple of months because the rent has been used for their survival.
I do not think that enough thought has been given to this legislation.
POLITICOS, WHAT DO YOU THINK ?
http://observer.gm/africa/gambia/article/new-bill-to-enforce-sanity-in-rent-matters
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| toubab1020 |
Posted - 28 Aug 2014 : 20:23:47
At least the Point has an opinion about this, and in the latter stages of the report cleverly gives a "suggestion" that Gambian legislators may (In the future of course  ! ) study and maybe draft legislation along similar lines to that in Senegal.
BIG Snippet:
We understand that a similar law is being enforced in Senegal, where rented properties are subjected to a valuation mechanism put in place by the national authorities responsible for housing.
This mechanism helps them to determine the rent chargeable. Landlords/landladies are then required by regulation to let out their rentable properties based on a specified stipulated rent.
This again will have two beneficial results.
It will enable the house owners to let out their properties to tenants based on an officially-approved rental fee. Potential tenants are also able to access and to occupy affordable housing.
This will help eliminate the usual arguments and quarrels, between owners and tenants over “the rent being charged for this type of house.” Both parties will live with peace of mind.
Indeed, this is a much-needed social protection mechanism, particularly in countries like ours where because of increasing urbanization and “development” survival now is not easy.
It is our view that this measure should not in any way dampen private investment in providing housing, which is essential for improving people’s standard of living in The Gambia.
What it would definitely achieve is to ensure a manageable cost of living for Gambians – which is a one important responsibility of the government.
We want to suggest that the government also turns its attention to the Education sector, where schools will be re-opening in the next few weeks.
We want to call attention to the trend of increasing charges/fees and costs in education, which have run riot, as witnessed by all of us in recent times, especially with the proliferation of private schools – which are now operated as money-making machines - one of whose consequences will be increasing inequality in this country! Food for thought, eh?
“This will help eliminate the usual arguments and quarrels, between owners and tenants over ‘the rent being charged for this type of house.’ Both parties will live with peace of mind”.
The Point
http://thepoint.gm/africa/gambia/article/we-welcome-the-new-rent-tribunal-bill |
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