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NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
Rental Housing Act, No. 50
of 1999
Long title
To define the responsibility of Government in respect of rental housing property; to create mechanisms to promote the provision of rental housing property; to promote access to adequate housing through creating mechanisms to ensure the proper functioning of the rental housing market; to make provision for the establishment of Rental Housing Tribunals; to define the functions, powers and duties of such Tribunals; to lay down general principles governing conflict resolution in the rental housing sector; to provide for the facilitation of sound relations between tenants and landlords and for this purpose to lay down general requirements relating to leases; to repeal the Rent Control Act, 1976; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
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Long title
To define the responsibility of Government in respect of rental housing property; to create mechanisms to promote the provision of rental housing property; to promote access to adequate housing through creating mechanisms to ensure the proper functioning of the rental housing market; to make provision for the establishment of Rental Housing Tribunals; to define the functions, powers and duties of such Tribunals; to lay down general principles governing conflict resolution in the rental housing sector; to provide for the facilitation of sound relations between tenants and landlords and for this purpose to lay down general requirements relating to leases; to repeal the Rent Control Act, 1976; and to provide for matters connected therewith.
Table of contents
| SECTION | TITLE |
| PREAMBLE | |
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | |
| CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS | |
| 1. | Definitions |
| 1A. | Objectives of Act [...inserted by Act 2014_035_002_20141105] |
| CHAPTER 2. PROMOTION OF RENTAL HOUSING PROPERTY | |
| 2. | Responsibility of Government to promote rental housing. |
| 3. | Measures to increase provision of rental housing property. |
| CHAPTER 3. RELATIONS BETWEEN TENANTS AND LANDOWNERS [...Title amended by Act 2014_035_005_20141105 - was entitled "RELATIONS BETWEEN TENANTS AND LANDLORDS"] | |
| 4. | General provisions |
| 4A. | Rghts and obligations of tenants [...inserted by Act 2014_035_007_20141105] |
| 4B. | Rghts and obligations of landowners [...inserted by Act 2014_035_007_20141105 and amended by Act 2014_035_020_20141105] |
| 5. | Provisions pertaining to leases |
| CHAPTER 4. RENTAL HOUSING TRIBUNAL | |
| 6. | Application of Chapter |
| 7. | Establishment of Rental Housing Tribunals |
| 8. | Functions of Tribunal |
| 9. | Composition of Tribunal |
| 10. | Meetings of Tribunal |
| 11. | Staff |
| 12. | Funding of and reporting on activities of Tribunal |
| 13. | Complaints |
| 14. | Information Offices |
| CHAPTER 5. GENERAL PROVISIONS | |
| 15. | Regulations [...moved from Ch4 to Ch5 by Act 2014_035_016_20141105] |
| 16. | Offences and penalties |
| 17. | Review |
| 17A. | Appeals [...inserted by Act 2014_035_019_20141105] |
| 18. | Repeal and amendment of laws |
| 19. | [...repealed by Act 2007_043_009_20080513 - was entitled "Savings"] |
| 20. | Short title and commencement |
| Sch. | SCHEDULE. LAWS REPEALED OR AMENDED BY SECTION 18 [s18] |
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