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# Table 2.1: Rent Control **Measures,** 1963 to 1987

||Rent level<br>Shared (1)|s<br>Exclusive|Property'<br>Excluded|Maszim advanc<br>(monthly'<br>tenancies)|es<br>Valid**reasons**<br>for eviction|Subletting<br>Govt.|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|1963<br>Act 220|'Recoverable rent<br>levels, new rent.<br>to**standard**<br>of pr|' based on 191.8<br>fixed according<br>operty' (see note 2)|None|1 month|ILandlord<br>could<br>evict on grounds<br>in note 3|Illegal|
|1973<br>NRCD 158|C3.50-7.50lrocm|<br>by' negotiation|Income above<br>Cil,o00lanut|<br>no chAnge<br>erms|no change|Allowable on<br>set out<br>in note<br>4|
|1979<br>AFRCD 5|C20/room|27p-<br>34p/sq.ft.<br>or by' negotiation|None<br>|no**change**|**no change**|**Profit**<br>**margin**<br>**raised**<br>to 251|
|1982<br>PNIDC 5|C20iroo<br>C50Irocn<br>I. hall|by' negotiation|None|no change|N4one unlesa<br>land-<br>Lord had supplied<br>**rent**<br>**card**|No profit<br>allowed.0<br>ILlegal<br>sub-Letting<br>**leads**<br>**to forfeiture**|
|**1986**<br>PNDCL 138<br>L. LI 1318|C200-300/room<br>_C300-400Iroom._<br>hall|by' negotiation|Rent**above**<br>_C1,0001month_|no change<br>|None until March<br>1987**unless**<br>needed<br>for owner's<br>rela-<br>tive..<br>No change<br>thereafter>|251 profit<br>restored|

U Notes-

1. Variations are according to materials used in the walls (see text).

2. **Where** property was new since 1960. or material changes had been **made** to the premLses, or there **was cause** for dispute, rents were to be fixed by the Rent Officer taking Into account the following: (a) rateable value, (b) land **value. (c)** the rates **payable, Cd) recoverable** renkt **assessed** for **similar premiacs** where they' have been assessed by' the minister (see below), (e) estimated cost of repairs or **maintenance,** (f) amount of rent for like **premises, (g)** current rate of Interest charged by the %hana Comuercial Bank for overdrafts, (h) obligations of landlord, tenant or other interested parties under the lease, (i) justice and merits of each case (Section 14).

3. Until and inc)uding the 1963 Rent Act, the grounds on vhich tenants could be evicted were broadly' **as** follows: (a) on~e mot's rent tLrrears, (b) Any' other of the tenant's obligations3 being negLected, (c) The tenant or anyone Ilving vith him **causing a nuisance,** (d) A conviction for using the premises for immoral or illegal **uses,** Ce) **Waste** or dAmage of the premises by' a tenant, (f) The tenant having given written notice to quit and the landlord having **acted** upon it by' selling or letting, (g) Where the premises **are** reasonably' required by' the landlord for occupation by' **himself,** his family, or his employees (if used to house **employees),** Ch) **Where** the **lease has expired** and **six** conths' notice has been given by' tha landlord, (i) Where the **Lease has expired** and the l=anlord intends to: Ci) pull down **premises** and construct new ones. (ii) remodel in a way' which requires them to be vacant, (Lii) carry' out redevelopment which requires them to be vacant (j) **Where** the **lease Is** tied to employment which **has** ceased. (k) Where the l and lord returns from **away'** and requires the premises to live in.

**1..** By Section 7, occupants of **houses** built by TDC, SUC, or any' goverment **agency'** should not char;e, demand, or **receive** on subletting, a monthly rent in **excess** of an **aggregate** of: (a) the installment payable monthly to TDC, SEC, tet., (b) **the equivalent** of property **rates** pay'able% and (c) 201 of the total of a adb.