Tag: Rent Control
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Housing minister announces digitalization of Rent Control Department
Minister of Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has revealed plans for the Rent Control Department to undergo digitalization, encompassing all its operations, including client...
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Rent Act prohibits barter trade or payment in kind for rental fees – Rent Control department
The Rent Control Department has reiterated that, according to Section 31 of the Rent Act (Act 220), only cash payment is acceptable for rent,...
Entertainment
Angry John Dumelo fumes at “killer rent” advances in Accra
Ghanaian actor and musician John Dumelo expressed concern about the exorbitant cost of rent in Ghana, which is causing hardships for individuals with limited...
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Wake up Rent Control, your inaction is suffocating us – Netizen fumes over overpriced rental spaces
An aggrieved citizen has lashed out at the Rent Control Department for failing to check the surging cost of rental spaces in the country,...
Business
Rent Control urges tenants to report landlords who fail to pay utility bills
The Public Relations Officer for Rent Control Ghana, Emmanuel Kporsu, has given tenants advice on how to deal with landlords or landladies who won't...
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Charging tenants 10% commission post-renting is criminal – Rent Control
The Rent Control Department has reaffirmed that charging tenants a 10% commission for agent-assisted housing searches is in violation of the Rent Law.While the...
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Landlords have no right to evict tenants until rent is due – Rent Control PRO
The Public Relations Officer at the Rent Control Department, Emmanuel Hovey Kporsu, has said that no landlord has the right to evict a tenant...
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Rent Control has only 4 vehicles across 58 offices nationwide – PRO
Ghana's rent control body has disclosed that it has only four vehicles in its 58 offices across the country.The Public Relations Officer of the...
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Tenants who report landlords cannot be evicted – Rent Control
According to the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Rent Control Department (RCD), Emmanuel Hovey Kporsu,, the Rent Act of 1963, Act 220 section 5, prohibits...
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Landlords have no right to forcefully evict tenants after rent expiration – Rent Control PRO
Head of the Rent Control Department, Emmanuel Hovey Kporsu says landlords are not legally empowered to evict tenants that default on their rent.Mr. Kporsu...
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