Landlords will also be compelled to keep signed records of all the rent paid and share the record with tenants. The Bill has given fresh impetus to the country’s rent tribunals that have over the years been swamped with rental disputes. Out of 28,158 pending files as of June 2020, the Business Premises Rent Tribunal and Rent Restrictions Tribunal accounted for 10,976 and 13,478 pending cases respectively. Last year, the Business Premises Rent Tribunal held 11 circuit sittings including in Eldoret, Nakuru, Kisumu, Kisii, Kakamega, Nyeri, Embu and Mombasa and heard 1,367 cases, out of which 644 were determined. The Landlord and Tenant Bill also makes it an offence to file a frivolous case.

Source: Standard Digital March 04, 2021 01:41 UTC