Tenants must obtain rent cards for optimal services

The Office of the Department of Rent Control in Koforfuda, Easter Region is advising Ghanaian tenants to obtain tenancy agreement papers and also claim their rent receipts from landlords so they can acquire rent cards for optimal service delivery.

“Receipts of rental payment help you avoid disputes because they act as proof, and the rent card captures the details of the tenants and landlords, the premises and the tenancy, and the monthly recoverable rent,” Mr Isaac Okraku Asamani, the Rent Officer, told the media on Wednesday. 

Speaking further, he indicated that the lease agreement, containing rules for the property being acquired, should be in accordance with Ghana’s Rent Act and prepared by the landlord together with the prospective tenant.

He urged tenants to seek help from the rent control office on any issue of concern and that the department worked with landlords and renter to achieve peaceful coexistence.

The Department has offices all all over the country.

“We’ve been recording cases where landlords lock up their tenants, and that is unlawful. If there’s any disagreement, no landlord nor tenant has the power to take the law into their own hands and act in an unlawful manner,” he said. 

Mr Asamani added that those cases beyond the control of the office were forwarded to the Rent Magistrate for settlement.