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LAND TENANTS (SECURITY OF TENURE)(RENT REVIEW) REGULATIONS

ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

REGULATION

I. Citation.

2. Interpretation.

3 . Application for review of rent.

4. Application to be filed.

5. Service of application.

6. Hearing of the application.

7 . Issuing of certificate.

S. Power of the Board.

SCHEDULE.

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LAND TENANTS (SECURITY OF TENURE)(RENT REVIEW) REGULATIONS

102/1992.

made under section j 8

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Land Tenants Citation .

(Security of Tenure) (Rent Review) Regulations.

2. In these Regulations- Interpretation .

"the Act" means the Land Tenants (Security of Tenure) Act; Ch.59:54 .

"Board" means a Rent Assessment Board constituted undersection 5 of the Rent Restriction Act ; Ch .59 :50.

"Chairman" means a chairman of a Rent Assessment Board;

"other party" means either the landlord or his agent, or the tenant,as the case may be;

"Secretary" means a secretary of a Rent Assessment Board.

3. An application for a review of rent pursuant to section jA

of the Act shall be made to the relevant Board having jurisdictionover the area within which the land is located and such applicationshall be made on the prescribed form as set out in the Schedule.

App lication forreview of rent .

Sched ule.

4. An application shall be filed with the Secretary of therelevant Board at the offices of that Board together with as manycopies as there are parties to be served, upon payment of anapplication fee of five dollars.

Appli cation tobe fil ed.

5. A copy of the application shall be served upon the other Se rvice .of

party at least four clear days before the date fixed for hearing of the appli cation .

application and may be served by leaving the same at. or sendingthe same by registered post to, the address of the other party.

6. (1) At the hearing of the application, the Board shallproceed to hear and receive evidence tendered by either thelandlord or the tenant.

H earin g of theappli cauun.

(2) No affidavit in support of any application shall be used,except by leave of the Board.

L.R.O. 112009

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Issuing ofcert ificate .

Power ofthe Board.

(Regulation 3).

L n lld Tenants (S ecurity 1.1'Tf!Jlllre) (Rent R e vic!1M) R eg u latlons

7. The Board shall, upon making a decision on an application,issue a certificate to the applicant, the conte nts of which shall

contain the decision of the Board signed by the Chairman orSecretary, and a copy shall be delivered by the Secretary to theother party.

8. The Chairman shall have the power of a Judge of a PettyCivil Court , in respect of the summoning of witnesses and theproduction of documents in determining an application for a reviewof rent.

SCHEDULE

LAND TENANTS (SECURITY OF TENURE) ACT, CH. 59:54

APPLICATION FOR A REVIEW OF RENT

I. Ap p lica nt (la nd lord/tc na nt)*

2 . Na me of t en an t .

3 . Ad dress of ten a nt .

4 . Address and descri pti on of lan dr and ho use th ereou t .

5. D at c of co mmcncc mc nt of ten an cy .

6. Namc of lan dl ord .

7 . Ad dre s s of landl or d .

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8 . Rent paid upon co mme ncement of ten an cy .

9 . Rent paid curr ent ly .

I D.Reason s for requ ir ing re nt increase/decrease " ..

Landlord or Landlord's Agcm Tenant

*Delete as applicable.

'l' State area of land and describe dwelling house thereon and condition of land.

L.R.O. 112009

UPDATED TO DECEMBER 31ST 2009