Reps pass FCT rent regulation bill amid disagreement
- ✦Idris Zacharias, representing Ida/Igalamela/Ibaji/Ofu Federal Constituency of Kogi State, described the proposal as important but called for broader consideration of land administration and housing challenges in the FCT.
- Lawmakers divided over proposed ban on compulsory multi-year rent payments By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to regulate rental payments and curb exploitative practices by landlords and estate agents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), amid disagreements among lawmakers over a proposed ban on compulsory multi-year rent payments.
- Ayodeji Alao-Akala, representing Ogbomoso North/South/Orire Federal Constituency of Oyo State, said the bill targeted compulsory multi-year payments rather than preventing landlords from increasing rents.
- Idris Zacharias, representing Ida/Igalamela/Ibaji/Ofu Federal Constituency of Kogi State, described the proposal as important but called for broader consideration of land administration and housing challenges in the FCT.
Lawmakers divided over proposed ban on compulsory multi-year rent payments By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to regulate rental payments and curb exploitative practices by landlords and estate agents in the Federal Capital...
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What is the latest development regarding Kogi State?
Lawmakers divided over proposed ban on compulsory multi-year rent payments By Gift Chapi Odekina, Abuja The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to regulate rental payments and curb exploitative practices by landlords and estate agents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), amid disagreements among lawmakers over a proposed ban on compulsory multi-year rent payments.
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Ayodeji Alao-Akala, representing Ogbomoso North/South/Orire Federal Constituency of Oyo State, said the bill targeted compulsory multi-year payments rather than preventing landlords from increasing rents.
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Paul Sunday Nnamchi, seeks to regulate advance rent payments, arbitrary rent increases and agency fees, as well as establish a unified digital register for housing agents.
