Proposed amendments provide rules for sublettersBy Chung Li-hua, Hsu Yi-ping, and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Ministry of the Interior on Friday published a preview of amendments to the Regulations to Standardize Subletting Contracts (住宅轉租定型化契約應記載及不得記載事項) that would ban subletters from forbidding tenants to apply for rental housing subsidies from the government. The new regulations also would ban subletters from overcharging for electricity, the ministry said, adding the new rules aim to better protect tenants’ rights. The amendments to the Regulations to Standardize Subletting Contracts regulate how subletters charge for electricity. Subletters must provide tenants with a means of monitoring power use, and subletters who are proven to have overcharged tenants can be fined up to NT$300,000, the amendments state. Tenants could file a complaint with their local government’s consumer protection or land administration unit regarding any contraventions of the rules, the ministry said.

Source: Taipei Times August 04, 2024 03:41 UTC