This is because a landlords’ welfare group has mooted the idea that seeks to have rent defaulters listed with credit reference bureaus (CRBs). If successful, ULTAK secretary-general Ephraim Murigo says, people who have previously defaulted on rent payments will find it hard to rent in another location as landlords will demand a CRB clearance before moving houses. “Today, landlords resort to a number of crafty ways like locking up a tenant’s belongings to recover unpaid rent. It would be a mistake, Ms Kituku warns, for landlords to only consider a strong financial standing when renting their houses. Ms Kituku also questions whether it is fair to deny the right to housing to those blacklisted by CRBs.

Source: Daily Nation February 28, 2019 05:48 UTC